2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
HB4623
Legislative Summary
Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.
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Bill History
3/12/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Considered in formal meeting
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
Placed on General State Calendar
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Amendment(s) offered 1-Hinojosa
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Amendment amended 2-Little
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Record vote RV#2416
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Amendment adopted as amended 1-Hinojosa
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Amendment(s) offered 3-Toth
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Amendment withdrawn 3-Toth
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Passed to engrossment as amended
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Record vote RV#2417
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Record vote RV#2487
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Reported engrossed
House of Representatives
5/15/2025
Received from the House
Senate
5/16/2025
Read first time
Senate
5/16/2025
Referred to Education K-16
Senate
5/19/2025
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/20/2025
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/21/2025
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/21/2025
Posting rule suspended
Senate
5/22/2025
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/22/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Senate
5/22/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
5/22/2025
Testimony taken in committee
Senate
5/22/2025
Left pending in committee
Senate
5/25/2025
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/26/2025
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/26/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
5/26/2025
Vote taken in committee
Senate
5/26/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
Senate
5/26/2025
Committee report printed and distributed
Senate
5/27/2025
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/27/2025
Placed on intent calendar
Senate
5/27/2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Senate
5/27/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
5/27/2025
Amendment(s) offered FA1 Paxton
Senate
5/27/2025
Amended
Senate
5/27/2025
Vote recorded in Journal
Senate
5/27/2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
Senate
5/27/2025
Vote recorded in Journal
Senate
5/27/2025
Three day rule suspended
Senate
5/27/2025
Record vote
Senate
5/27/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
5/27/2025
Passed
Senate
5/27/2025
Record vote
Senate
5/28/2025
Senate passage as amended reported
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
Senate Amendments distributed
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
House of Representatives
5/30/2025
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
House of Representatives
5/30/2025
Record vote RV#4061
House of Representatives
5/30/2025
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
House of Representatives
5/30/2025
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
Senate
5/31/2025
Reported enrolled
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Amendment (S 2) F1-Paxton
Senate Amendment (S 2) F1-Paxton
5/27/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Hinojosa
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Hinojosa
5/13/2025Adopted
House Amendment to Amendment (H 2) 2-Little
House Amendment to Amendment (H 2) 2-Little
5/13/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 3-Toth
House Amendment (H 2) 3-Toth
5/13/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4061
5/30/2025
106
Yea
28
Nay
2
Not Voting
14
Absent
Result: PASSED
Three day rule suspended
5/27/2025
0
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Read 3rd time
5/27/2025
0
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Amendment withdrawn RV#2417
5/14/2025
127
Yea
6
Nay
1
Not Voting
16
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 3rd time RV#2487
5/14/2025
109
Yea
19
Nay
6
Not Voting
16
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment amended RV#2416
5/13/2025
123
Yea
9
Nay
3
Not Voting
15
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(5/31/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 58
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor
Mitch Little
Republican
Co-Sponsors (63)
Harold Dutton
Democrat
Terri Leo-Wilson
Republican
Daniel Alders
Republican
Jeff Barry
Republican
Keith Bell
Republican
Greg Bonnen
Republican
Brad Buckley
Republican
Ben Bumgarner
Republican
Angie Button
Republican
Giovanni Capriglione
Republican
Mano DeAyala
Republican
Josey Garcia
Democrat
Stan Gerdes
Republican
Sam Harless
Republican
Cody Harris
Republican
Cole Hefner
Republican
Hillary Hickland
Republican
Andy Hopper
Republican
Lacey Hull
Republican
Todd Hunter
Republican
Helen Kerwin
Republican
Stan Kitzman
Republican
Marc LaHood
Republican
Brooks Landgraf
Republican
Janie Lopez
Republican
David Lowe
Republican
Shelley Luther
Republican
John McQueeney
Republican
William Metcalf
Republican
Brent Money
Republican
Tom Oliverson
Republican
Jared Patterson
Republican
Katrina Pierson
Republican
Keresa Richardson
Republican
Alan Schoolcraft
Republican
Joanne Shofner
Republican
Shelby Slawson
Republican
Steve Toth
Republican
Ellen Troxclair
Republican
Cody Vasut
Republican
Denise Villalobos
Republican
Wesley Virdell
Republican
Terry Wilson
Republican
Angela Paxton
Republican
Carol Alvarado
Democrat
Paul Bettencourt
Republican
Donna Campbell
Republican
Charles Creighton
Republican
Brent Hagenbuch
Republican
Bob Hall
Republican
Kelly Hancock
Republican
Adam Hinojosa
Republican
Juan Hinojosa
Democrat
Joan Huffman
Republican
Bryan Hughes
Republican
Phil King
Republican
Lois Kolkhorst
Republican
Jose Menendez
Democrat
Mayes Middleton
Republican
Tan Parker
Republican
Charles Perry
Republican
Kevin Sparks
Republican
Judith Zaffirini
Democrat