2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
HB2
Legislative Summary
Relating to public education and public school finance.
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Bill History
2/20/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Referred to Public Education
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Meeting cancelled
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Considered in formal meeting
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on Major State Calendar
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment(s) offered 1-Buckley, Bernal, Leach, Lujan, Patterson, V. Perez, and Shaheen
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment to amendment offered 2-Bernal, Bhojani, Buckley, Kerwin, Leach, and R. Lopez
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Substitute amendment to amendment fails 3-Schoolcraft
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Record vote RV#226
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment amended 2-Bernal
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Record vote RV#227
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment amended 4-Buckley
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Record vote RV#228
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment adopted as amended 1-Buckley, et al.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Record vote RV#229
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment tabled 5-Olcott
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Record vote RV#230
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment(s) offered 6-Cain
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment withdrawn 6-Cain
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amended 7-King
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Record vote RV#231
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amended 8-Thompson
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Record vote RV#232
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amended 9-Guillen, Darby, Harless, Landgraf, J. Lopez, McLaughlin, Meyer, E. Morales, and Virdell
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Record vote RV#233
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment(s) offered 10-Schofield, DeAyala, Hull, Morales Shaw, Oliverson, Rosenthal, and Harless
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment withdrawn 10-Schofield, et al.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amended 11-M. González
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Record vote RV#234
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment tabled 12-Bryant
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Record vote RV#235
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment withdrawn 13-Bryant
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment tabled 14-Bryant
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Record vote RV#236
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment tabled 15-Bryant
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Record vote RV#237
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment tabled 16-Bryant
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Record vote RV#238
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment tabled 17-Bryant
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Record vote RV#239
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Passed to engrossment as amended
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Record vote RV#240
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Record vote RV#303
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Reported engrossed
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Received from the House
Senate
4/23/2025
Read first time
Senate
4/23/2025
Referred to Education K-16
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Buckley
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Buckley
4/16/2025Adopted
House Amendment to Amendment (H 2) 2-Bernal
House Amendment to Amendment (H 2) 2-Bernal
4/16/2025Adopted
House Substitute to Amendment (H 2) 3-Schoolcraft
House Substitute to Amendment (H 2) 3-Schoolcraft
4/16/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment to Amendment (H 2) 4-Buckley
House Amendment to Amendment (H 2) 4-Buckley
4/16/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 5-Olcott
House Amendment (H 2) 5-Olcott
4/16/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 6-Cain
House Amendment (H 2) 6-Cain
4/16/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 7-King
House Amendment (H 2) 7-King
4/16/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 8-Thompson
House Amendment (H 2) 8-Thompson
4/16/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 9-Guillen
House Amendment (H 2) 9-Guillen
4/16/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 10-Schofield
House Amendment (H 2) 10-Schofield
4/16/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 11-González, Mary
House Amendment (H 2) 11-González, Mary
4/16/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 12-Bryant
House Amendment (H 2) 12-Bryant
4/16/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 13-Bryant
House Amendment (H 2) 13-Bryant
4/16/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 14-Bryant
House Amendment (H 2) 14-Bryant
4/16/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 15-Bryant
House Amendment (H 2) 15-Bryant
4/16/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 16-Bryant
House Amendment (H 2) 16-Bryant
4/16/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 17-Bryant
House Amendment (H 2) 17-Bryant
4/16/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Read 3rd time RV#303
4/17/2025
142
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment adopted as amended RV#229
4/16/2025
144
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment tabled RV#230
4/16/2025
113
Yea
21
Nay
1
Not Voting
15
Absent
Result: PASSED
6-Cain RV#231
4/16/2025
140
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
RV#232
4/16/2025
132
Yea
14
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
RV#232 RV#233
4/16/2025
146
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
10-Schofield, et al. RV#234
4/16/2025
124
Yea
16
Nay
1
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment tabled RV#235
4/16/2025
88
Yea
58
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment tabled RV#236
4/16/2025
87
Yea
59
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment tabled RV#237
4/16/2025
79
Yea
63
Nay
2
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment tabled RV#238
4/16/2025
89
Yea
52
Nay
2
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment tabled RV#239
4/16/2025
85
Yea
54
Nay
1
Not Voting
10
Absent
Result: PASSED
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#240
4/16/2025
144
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment amended RV#228
4/16/2025
145
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Substitute amendment to amendment fails RV#226
4/16/2025
25
Yea
121
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Amendment amended RV#227
4/16/2025
128
Yea
18
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/17/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education K-16(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 69
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor
Brad Buckley
Republican
Co-Sponsors (72)
Diego Bernal
Democrat
Ryan Guillen
Republican
Jeff Barry
Republican
Cecil Bell
Republican
Keith Bell
Republican
Greg Bonnen
Republican
Ben Bumgarner
Republican
Angie Button
Republican
Giovanni Capriglione
Republican
David Cook
Republican
Tom Craddick
Republican
Charles Cunningham
Republican
Pat Curry
Republican
Drew Darby
Republican
Jay Dean
Republican
Mano DeAyala
Republican
Mark Dorazio
Republican
Paul Dyson
Republican
Caroline Fairly
Republican
James Frank
Republican
Gary Gates
Republican
Stan Gerdes
Republican
Cody Harris
Republican
Caroline Harris Davila
Republican
Richard Hayes
Republican
Cole Hefner
Republican
Hillary Hickland
Republican
Janis Holt
Republican
Lacey Hull
Republican
Todd Hunter
Republican
Carrie Isaac
Republican
Helen Kerwin
Republican
Ken King
Republican
Stan Kitzman
Republican
Marc LaHood
Republican
Stan Lambert
Republican
Brooks Landgraf
Republican
Jeff Leach
Republican
Terri Leo-Wilson
Republican
Janie Lopez
Republican
AJ Louderback
Republican
J.M. Lozano
Republican
John Lujan
Republican
Shelley Luther
Republican
Don McLaughlin
Republican
John McQueeney
Republican
William Metcalf
Republican
Morgan Meyer
Republican
Eddie Morales
Democrat
Candy Noble
Republican
Tom Oliverson
Republican
Angelia Orr
Republican
Jared Patterson
Republican
Dennis Paul
Republican
Katrina Pierson
Republican
Richard Raymond
Democrat
Ron Reynolds
Democrat
Keresa Richardson
Republican
Matthew Shaheen
Republican
Joanne Shofner
Republican
Shelby Slawson
Republican
John Smithee
Republican
David Spiller
Republican
Valoree Swanson
Republican
Carl Tepper
Republican
Steve Toth
Republican
Ellen Troxclair
Republican
Cody Vasut
Republican
Denise Villalobos
Republican
Wesley Virdell
Republican
Trey Wharton
Republican
Terry Wilson
Republican