TX HB 2
enactedRelating to public education and public school finance.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 2 pass?
Yes. TX HB 2 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 2 about?
TX HB 2 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to public education and public school finance.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 2?
Guillen, Bernal, Creighton and 1 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2, joined by 94 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-25
- Latest action
- 2025-06-20 — See remarks for effective date
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
- ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (S0134)
- AUTISM & PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS (S0566)
- BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED, TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE (V2534)
- BONDS (S6060)
- COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
- DEAF, TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE (V1199)
- Disabilities, Persons with (I0380)
- DYSLEXIA (S9807)
- EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)
- Education--Bilingual (I0213)
- EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Accountability (I0007)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance (I0227)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum (I0228)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel (I0246)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Special (I0243)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers (I0242)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Vocational (I0240)
- EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF (V0086)
- EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION, STATE BOARD FOR (V0492)
- Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
- FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)
- FOUNDATION SCHOOL FUND (S0734)
- Governor (I0375)
- HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)
- INTERNET (S0130)
- JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS (V0846)
- LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD (V0161)
- Legislature (I0520)
- LITERACY (S0178)
- MEDIATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, & ARBITRATION (S8683)
- Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)
- PRESCHOOL & PREKINDERGARTEN (S0040)
- REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE CENTERS (S0546)
- Salaries & Expenses (I0745)
- STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING (S0317)
- State Finances--Appropriations (I0746)
- State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
- Taxation--School District (I0785)
- WINDHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT (E0057)
Sponsors
- Guillenprimary
- Bernalprimary
- Creightonprimary
- Buckleyprimary
- Bhojanicosponsor
- Bonnencosponsor
- Bumgarnercosponsor
- Buttoncosponsor
- Capriglionecosponsor
- Cookcosponsor
- Craddickcosponsor
- Cunninghamcosponsor
- Currycosponsor
- Darbycosponsor
- Deancosponsor
- DeAyalacosponsor
- Doraziocosponsor
- Dysoncosponsor
- Fairlycosponsor
- Frankcosponsor
- Gatescosponsor
- Gerdescosponsor
- González, Jessicacosponsor
- Harriscosponsor
- Harris Davilacosponsor
- Hayescosponsor
- Hefnercosponsor
- Hicklandcosponsor
- Holtcosponsor
- Hullcosponsor
- Huntercosponsor
- Isaaccosponsor
- Kerwincosponsor
- Kingcosponsor
- Kitzmancosponsor
- LaHoodcosponsor
- Lalanicosponsor
- Lambertcosponsor
- Landgrafcosponsor
- Leachcosponsor
- Leo Wilsoncosponsor
- Lopez, Janiecosponsor
- Louderbackcosponsor
- Lozanocosponsor
- Lujancosponsor
- Luthercosponsor
- McLaughlincosponsor
- McQueeneycosponsor
- Metcalfcosponsor
- Meyercosponsor
- Morales, Eddiecosponsor
- Noblecosponsor
- Oliversoncosponsor
- Orrcosponsor
- Pattersoncosponsor
- Paulcosponsor
- Perez, Vincentcosponsor
- Piersoncosponsor
- Raymondcosponsor
- Reynoldscosponsor
- Richardsoncosponsor
- Rodríguez Ramoscosponsor
- Shaheencosponsor
- Shofnercosponsor
- Slawsoncosponsor
- Smitheecosponsor
- Spillercosponsor
- Swansoncosponsor
- Teppercosponsor
- Tothcosponsor
- Troxclaircosponsor
- Vasutcosponsor
- Villaloboscosponsor
- Virdellcosponsor
- Whartoncosponsor
- Wilsoncosponsor
- Alvaradocosponsor
- Bettencourtcosponsor
- Birdwellcosponsor
- Blancocosponsor
- Campbellcosponsor
- Florescosponsor
- Hagenbuchcosponsor
- Hallcosponsor
- Hancockcosponsor
- Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
- Huffmancosponsor
- Menéndezcosponsor
- Milescosponsor
- Parkercosponsor
- Paxtoncosponsor
- Sparkscosponsor
- Westcosponsor
- Zaffirinicosponsor
- Barrycosponsor
- Bell, Cecilcosponsor
- Bell, Keithcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-20
Filed
filing
2025-02-25
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-25
Referred to Public Education
referral-committee
2025-03-04
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-04
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-04
Left pending in committee
2025-03-06
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-06
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-06
Left pending in committee
2025-04-01
Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
2025-04-01
Meeting cancelled
2025-04-03
Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
2025-04-03
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-03
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-03
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-10
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-04-10
Committee report distributed
2025-04-11
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-14
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-16
Placed on Major State Calendar
2025-04-16
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-04-16
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-04-16
Amendment to amendment offered
2025-04-16
Substitute amendment to amendment fails
2025-04-16
Record vote
2025-04-16
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16
Amendment amended
amendment-amendment
2025-04-16
Record vote
2025-04-16
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16
Amendment amended
amendment-amendment
2025-04-16
Record vote
2025-04-16
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16
Amendment adopted as amended
amendment-passage
2025-04-16
Record vote
2025-04-16
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16
Amendment tabled
deferral
2025-04-16
Record vote
2025-04-16
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-04-16
Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
withdrawal
2025-04-16
Amendment withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal
2025-04-16
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-04-16
Record vote
2025-04-16
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-04-16
Record vote
2025-04-16
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-04-16
Record vote
2025-04-16
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-04-16
Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
withdrawal
2025-04-16
Amendment withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal
2025-04-16
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-04-16
Record vote
2025-04-16
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16
Amendment tabled
deferral
2025-04-16
Record vote
2025-04-16
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16
Amendment withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal
2025-04-16
Amendment tabled
deferral
2025-04-16
Record vote
2025-04-16
Amendment tabled
deferral
2025-04-16
Record vote
2025-04-16
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16
Amendment tabled
deferral
2025-04-16
Record vote
2025-04-16
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16
Amendment tabled
deferral
2025-04-16
Record vote
2025-04-16
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16
Passed to engrossment as amended
amendment-passage
2025-04-16
Record vote
2025-04-16
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-17
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-04-17
Passed
passage
2025-04-17
Record vote
2025-04-17
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-17
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-17
Reported engrossed
2025-04-22
Received from the House
introduction
2025-04-23
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-23
Referred to Education K-16
referral-committee
2025-05-15
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-15
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-15
Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-15
Left pending in committee
2025-05-19
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-19
Vote taken in committee
2025-05-20
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-20
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-22
Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-22
Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-22
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-22
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-22
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-05-22
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-22
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-22
Vote reconsidered
2025-05-22
Amendment to amendment offered
2025-05-22
Amendment amended
amendment-amendment
2025-05-22
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-22
Amendment adopted as amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-22
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-22
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-05-22
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-22
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-22
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-05-22
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-22
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-22
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-05-22
Amendment withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal
2025-05-22
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-05-22
Amendment withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal
2025-05-22
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-05-22
Amendment withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal
2025-05-22
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-05-22
Amendment withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal
2025-05-22
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-22
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-23
Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-23
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-23
Three day rule suspended
2025-05-23
Record vote
2025-05-23
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-23
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-05-23
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-23
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-23
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-05-23
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-23
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-23
Passed as amended
amendment-passage,passage
2025-05-23
Record vote
2025-05-23
Remarks ordered printed
2025-05-24
Senate passage as amended reported
amendment-passage
2025-05-24
Senate Amendments distributed
2025-05-25
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
2025-05-25
Corrected Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
2025-05-29
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
2025-05-29
Record vote
2025-05-29
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-29
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-29
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
2025-05-29
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
2025-05-31
Reported enrolled
enrolled
2025-06-01
Signed in the House
passage
2025-06-01
Signed in the Senate
passage
2025-06-02
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-06-20
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2025-06-20
See remarks for effective date
Versions
Documents
Votes
passage
2025-04-16 · pass · 144-4
Member-level votes (151)
- Mr. Speaker(C): yes
- 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
- 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, 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
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: 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
- Moody: yes
- Morales, C.: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: 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
- Lowe: no
- Money: no
- Olcot: no
- Cole: absent
- Garcia: absent
- J: absent
passage
2025-04-17 · pass · 142-5
Member-level votes (152)
- Mr. Speaker(C): yes
- 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
- 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
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: 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
- Moody: yes
- Morales, C.: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: 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
- Cain: no
- Harrison: no
- Lowe: no
- Money: no
- Olcot: no
- Absent: absent
- Jones: absent
- V: absent
- Morales Sha: absent
- Kerwin: absent
passage
2025-05-23 · pass · 31-0
passage
2025-05-29 · pass · 122-13
Member-level votes (152)
- Alders: 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, Y.: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Flores: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia, J.: yes
- Garcia, L.: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- Gervin-Hawkins: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Holt: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leo Wilson: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Fischer: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Money: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, C.: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Olcott: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Paul: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Rose: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schofield: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Shofner: 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
- Vo: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Cain: no
- González, J.: no
- Harrison: no
- Hopper: no
- Little: no
- Luther: no
- Morgan: no
- Pierson: no
- Reynolds: no
- Rodríguez Ramos: no
- Rosenthal: no
- Schoolcraft: no
- Wu: no
- Present: not voting
- Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
- Absent: absent
- Dutton: absent
- Harris: absent
- Kerwin: absent
- Meza: absent
- Virdel: absent
- Allen: absent
- Davis, A.: absent
- Gates: absent
- Jones, V.: absent
- Leach: absent
- Manuel: absent
- Orr: absent
- Romero: absent
- Simmons: absent
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