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TX HB 2674

enacted

Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 2674 pass?

Yes. TX HB 2674 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 2674 about?

TX HB 2674 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2674?

Kerwin, Hagenbuch, Luther and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2674, joined by 16 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-18
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kerwinprimary
  • Hagenbuchprimary
  • Lutherprimary
  • Leo Wilsonprimary
  • Buckleyprimary
  • Cookprimary
  • Lowecosponsor
  • McQueeneycosponsor
  • Morgancosponsor
  • Pattersoncosponsor
  • Paulcosponsor
  • Troxclaircosponsor
  • Vasutcosponsor
  • Creightoncosponsor
  • Hancockcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Cunninghamcosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Hoppercosponsor
  • Hullcosponsor
  • Isaaccosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-27

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-26

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-26

    Passed

    passage

  10. 2025-05-26

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-26

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  13. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-25

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-25

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-05-25

    Co-sponsor authorized

  18. 2025-05-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  19. 2025-05-23

    Co-sponsor authorized

  20. 2025-05-22

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-05-22

    Co-sponsor authorized

  23. 2025-05-21

    Vote taken in committee

  24. 2025-05-21

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-20

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-20

    Testimony taken in committee

  27. 2025-05-20

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-05-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  29. 2025-05-14

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-05-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  31. 2025-05-14

    Received from the House

    introduction

  32. 2025-05-13

    Reported engrossed

  33. 2025-05-13

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  35. 2025-05-13

    Passed

    passage

  36. 2025-05-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  37. 2025-05-12

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  39. 2025-05-12

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  40. 2025-05-12

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  42. 2025-05-12

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  43. 2025-05-12

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  44. 2025-05-12

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  45. 2025-05-10

    Placed on General State Calendar

  46. 2025-05-08

    Considered in Calendars

  47. 2025-05-07

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  48. 2025-05-06

    Committee report distributed

  49. 2025-05-06

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  50. 2025-04-30

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  51. 2025-04-30

    Considered in formal meeting

  52. 2025-04-22

    Left pending in committee

  53. 2025-04-22

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  54. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  55. 2025-03-18

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

  56. 2025-03-18

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  57. 2025-02-11

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-12 · pass · 94-44

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Anchía: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Campos: no
    • Canales: no
    • Cole: no
    • Collier: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Dutton: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Guerra: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Jones, V.: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Longoria: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Fischer: no
    • Meza: no
    • Moody: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Ordaz: no
    • Perez, M.: no
    • Perez, V.: no
    • Plesa: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Talarico: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Turner: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Flores: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Bell, K.: absent
    • Dean: absent
    • DeAyala: absent
    • Frank: absent
    • Gámez: absent
    • Geren: absent
    • King: absent
  • other

    2025-05-12 · fail · 64-78

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Ashby: no
    • Barry: no
    • Bell, C.: no
    • Bell, K.: no
    • Bonnen: no
    • Buckley: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Button: no
    • Cain: no
    • Capriglione: no
    • Cook: no
    • Craddick: no
    • Cunningham: no
    • Curry: no
    • Darby: no
    • Dean: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Dyson: no
    • Fairly: no
    • Frank: no
    • Gates: no
    • Gerdes: no
    • Harless: no
    • Harris: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • Hunter: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Kerwin: no
    • Kitzman: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Landgraf: no
    • Leach: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Lopez, J.: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Lujan: no
    • Luther: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • McQueeney: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Meyer: no
    • Money: no
    • Noble: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Orr: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Paul: no
    • Phelan: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Smithee: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • VanDeaver: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Villalobos: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Flores: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • King: absent
    • Pierson: absent
    • Virdel: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-13 · pass · 103-41

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Anchía: no
    • Bhojani: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Campos: no
    • Canales: no
    • Cole: no
    • Collier: no
    • Cortez: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Flores: no
    • Gámez: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Guerra: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Howard: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Jones, V.: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Fischer: no
    • Meza: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Ordaz: no
    • Plesa: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Turner: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Leach: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-25 · pass · 20-11

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no
  • passage

    2025-05-26 · pass · 20-11

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

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