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TX HB 120

enacted

Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 120 pass?

Yes. TX HB 120 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): See remarks for effective date

What is TX HB 120 about?

TX HB 120 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 120?

Schwertner, Button, Buckley and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 120, joined by 20 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-25
Latest action
2025-06-20 — See remarks for effective date
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Schwertnerprimary
  • Buttonprimary
  • Buckleyprimary
  • Ashbyprimary
  • Gatesprimary
  • Bell, Keithprimary
  • Guerracosponsor
  • Guillencosponsor
  • Isaaccosponsor
  • Lopez, Janiecosponsor
  • Lopez, Raycosponsor
  • Morales Shawcosponsor
  • Orrcosponsor
  • Raymondcosponsor
  • Spillercosponsor
  • Tothcosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor
  • Hancockcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
  • Westcosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor
  • Davis, Aichacosponsor
  • DeAyalacosponsor
  • Fairlycosponsor
  • Frankcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-02-25

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-02-25

    Referred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by Speaker

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-05

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  5. 2025-03-05

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  6. 2025-03-05

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

    substitution

  7. 2025-03-05

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  8. 2025-03-05

    Left pending in subcommittee

  9. 2025-03-18

    Recalled from subcommittee

  10. 2025-03-18

    Considered in public hearing

  11. 2025-03-18

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  12. 2025-03-18

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-03-27

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  14. 2025-03-27

    Committee report distributed

  15. 2025-03-28

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  16. 2025-04-09

    Considered in Calendars

  17. 2025-04-15

    Placed on Emergency Calendar

  18. 2025-04-15

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  19. 2025-04-15

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-04-15

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-15

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-04-15

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  24. 2025-04-16

    Passed

    passage

  25. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  26. 2025-04-16

    Reported engrossed

  27. 2025-04-16

    Received from the House

    introduction

  28. 2025-04-23

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  29. 2025-04-23

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-05-08

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  31. 2025-05-08

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-05-08

    Testimony taken in committee

  33. 2025-05-08

    Left pending in committee

  34. 2025-05-13

    Considered in public hearing

  35. 2025-05-13

    Vote taken in committee

  36. 2025-05-20

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2025-05-20

    Committee report printed and distributed

  38. 2025-05-23

    Co-sponsor authorized

  39. 2025-05-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  40. 2025-05-25

    Co-sponsor authorized

  41. 2025-05-25

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  42. 2025-05-25

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  43. 2025-05-25

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  44. 2025-05-25

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  45. 2025-05-25

    Vote recorded in Journal

  46. 2025-05-25

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  47. 2025-05-25

    Vote recorded in Journal

  48. 2025-05-25

    Three day rule suspended

  49. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  50. 2025-05-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  51. 2025-05-25

    Passed

    passage

  52. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  53. 2025-05-26

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  54. 2025-05-28

    Senate Amendments distributed

  55. 2025-05-28

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  56. 2025-05-28

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  57. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  58. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  59. 2025-05-28

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  60. 2025-05-28

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  61. 2025-05-30

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  62. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the House

    passage

  63. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  64. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  65. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  66. 2025-06-20

    See remarks for effective date

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-15 · pass · 142-4

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • 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
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: 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
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Tot: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Ples: absent

  • passage

    2025-04-16 · pass · 144-1

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • 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
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: 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
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Harrison: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Cole: absent
    • Collier: absent
    • King: absent
    • Longori: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 120 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-25 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 116-6

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: 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
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Flores: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Pierso: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Allen: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Jones, J.: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Money: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Alders: absent
    • Bhojani: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Cook: absent
    • DeAyala: absent
    • Hernandez: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Lopez, R.: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Patterson: absent
    • Perez, V.: absent
    • Rose: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Shaheen: absent
    • Smithee: absent

Related bills

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00100_HB00199/HB 120.xml

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