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TX HB 2081

enacted

Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

Quick answers

Did TX HB 2081 pass?

Yes. TX HB 2081 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-26. Latest recorded action (2025-05-26): Effective immediately

What is TX HB 2081 about?

TX HB 2081 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2081?

Howard, Bonnen, Menéndez and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2081, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-14
Latest action
2025-05-26 — Effective immediately
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Howardprimary
  • Bonnenprimary
  • Menéndezprimary
  • Ashbyprimary
  • Bucyprimary
  • Kitzmanprimary
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Florescosponsor
  • Morales Shawcosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Blancocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-24

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-14

    Referred to Higher Education

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-15

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-15

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-04-15

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-04-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-04-24

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  10. 2025-04-24

    Committee report distributed

  11. 2025-04-25

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  12. 2025-04-28

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-04-30

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-05-01

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-01

    Passed to engrossment

  16. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-01

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-05-02

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  19. 2025-05-02

    Passed

    passage

  20. 2025-05-02

    Record vote

  21. 2025-05-02

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  22. 2025-05-02

    Reported engrossed

  23. 2025-05-05

    Received from the House

    introduction

  24. 2025-05-05

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2025-05-05

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-05-06

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-05-06

    Vote taken in committee

  28. 2025-05-08

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-05-08

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  30. 2025-05-08

    Committee report printed and distributed

  31. 2025-05-12

    Placed on intent calendar

  32. 2025-05-13

    Co-sponsor authorized

  33. 2025-05-14

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  34. 2025-05-13

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  35. 2025-05-13

    Vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-05-13

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  37. 2025-05-13

    Vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-05-13

    Three day rule suspended

  39. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  40. 2025-05-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  41. 2025-05-13

    Passed

    passage

  42. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  43. 2025-05-13

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  44. 2025-05-13

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  45. 2025-05-14

    Signed in the House

    passage

  46. 2025-05-14

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  47. 2025-05-14

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  48. 2025-05-26

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  49. 2025-05-26

    Effective immediately

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-01 · pass · 124-17

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Cain: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Talaric: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent
    • Louderback: absent
    • Schatzline: absent
    • Virdel: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-02 · pass · 106-27

    Member-level votes (155)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Kerwin: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Luther: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Campos: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Collier: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • LaHood: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • McLaughlin: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Muñoz: absent
    • Schatzline: absent
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • Y: absent
    • Hull: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent
    • Phelan: absent
    • Reynold: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2081 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-13 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Hagenbuch: no

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02000_HB02099/HB 2081.xml

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