Bill Commons

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 120 pass?

Yes. TX HB 120 has been enacted into law. 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

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    See remarks for effective date

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-30

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-28

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  8. 2025-05-28

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  9. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-28

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  12. 2025-05-28

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  13. 2025-05-28

    Senate Amendments distributed

  14. 2025-05-26

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  15. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-25

    Passed

    passage

  17. 2025-05-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  18. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-25

    Three day rule suspended

  20. 2025-05-25

    Vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-05-25

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-05-25

    Vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-05-25

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  24. 2025-05-25

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  25. 2025-05-25

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  26. 2025-05-25

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  27. 2025-05-25

    Co-sponsor authorized

  28. 2025-05-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  29. 2025-05-23

    Co-sponsor authorized

  30. 2025-05-20

    Committee report printed and distributed

  31. 2025-05-20

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2025-05-13

    Vote taken in committee

  33. 2025-05-13

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-05-08

    Left pending in committee

  35. 2025-05-08

    Testimony taken in committee

  36. 2025-05-08

    Considered in public hearing

  37. 2025-05-08

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  38. 2025-04-23

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  39. 2025-04-23

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  40. 2025-04-16

    Received from the House

    introduction

  41. 2025-04-16

    Reported engrossed

  42. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  43. 2025-04-16

    Passed

    passage

  44. 2025-04-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  45. 2025-04-15

    Record vote

  46. 2025-04-15

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  47. 2025-04-15

    Record vote

  48. 2025-04-15

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  49. 2025-04-15

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  50. 2025-04-15

    Placed on Emergency Calendar

  51. 2025-04-09

    Considered in Calendars

  52. 2025-03-28

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  53. 2025-03-27

    Committee report distributed

  54. 2025-03-27

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  55. 2025-03-18

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  56. 2025-03-18

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  57. 2025-03-18

    Considered in public hearing

  58. 2025-03-18

    Recalled from subcommittee

  59. 2025-03-05

    Left pending in subcommittee

  60. 2025-03-05

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  61. 2025-03-05

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

    substitution

  62. 2025-03-05

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  63. 2025-03-05

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

  64. 2025-02-25

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

    referral-committee

  65. 2025-02-25

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  66. 2025-02-20

    Filed

    filing

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

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

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