Bill Commons

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 2081 pass?

Yes. TX HB 2081 has been enacted into law. 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

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-26

    Effective immediately

    became-law

  2. 2025-05-26

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-14

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-14

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-14

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-14

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  7. 2025-05-13

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  8. 2025-05-13

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  9. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-13

    Passed

    passage

  11. 2025-05-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  12. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-13

    Three day rule suspended

  14. 2025-05-13

    Vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-13

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  16. 2025-05-13

    Vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-13

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  18. 2025-05-13

    Co-sponsor authorized

  19. 2025-05-12

    Placed on intent calendar

  20. 2025-05-08

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-05-08

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  22. 2025-05-08

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2025-05-06

    Vote taken in committee

  24. 2025-05-06

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-05

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-05-05

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  27. 2025-05-05

    Received from the House

    introduction

  28. 2025-05-02

    Reported engrossed

  29. 2025-05-02

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  30. 2025-05-02

    Record vote

  31. 2025-05-02

    Passed

    passage

  32. 2025-05-02

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  33. 2025-05-01

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

  35. 2025-05-01

    Passed to engrossment

  36. 2025-05-01

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  37. 2025-04-30

    Placed on General State Calendar

  38. 2025-04-28

    Considered in Calendars

  39. 2025-04-25

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  40. 2025-04-24

    Committee report distributed

  41. 2025-04-24

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  42. 2025-04-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  43. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  44. 2025-04-15

    Left pending in committee

  45. 2025-04-15

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  46. 2025-04-15

    Considered in public hearing

  47. 2025-03-14

    Referred to Higher Education

    referral-committee

  48. 2025-03-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  49. 2025-01-24

    Filed

    filing

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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