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TX HB 3627

enacted

Relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 3627 pass?

Yes. TX HB 3627 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 3627 about?

TX HB 3627 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 3627?

Tepper, Leo Wilson, Davis, Aicha and 1 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 3627, joined by 1 cosponsor.

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

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Tepperprimary
  • Leo Wilsonprimary
  • Davis, Aichaprimary
  • Sparksprimary
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-03

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-25

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-25

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-08

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-08

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-04-08

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-04-22

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  9. 2025-04-22

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-29

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  11. 2025-04-29

    Committee report distributed

  12. 2025-04-30

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  13. 2025-05-02

    Considered in Calendars

  14. 2025-05-06

    Placed on General State Calendar

  15. 2025-05-07

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-05-07

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  17. 2025-05-07

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  18. 2025-05-07

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-07

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-08

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-05-08

    Passed

    passage

  22. 2025-05-08

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-08

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-05-08

    Received from the House

    introduction

  25. 2025-05-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-05-09

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-05-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. 2025-05-20

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-05-20

    Testimony taken in committee

  30. 2025-05-20

    Left pending in committee

  31. 2025-05-21

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-05-21

    Vote taken in committee

  33. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-05-22

    Committee report printed and distributed

  35. 2025-05-23

    Co-sponsor authorized

  36. 2025-05-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  37. 2025-05-23

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  38. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  39. 2025-05-23

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  40. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  41. 2025-05-25

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  42. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  43. 2025-05-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  44. 2025-05-25

    Passed

    passage

  45. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  46. 2025-05-26

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  47. 2025-05-26

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  48. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the House

    passage

  49. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  50. 2025-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  51. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  52. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-07 · pass · 112-17

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

    2025-05-08 · pass · 136-10

    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
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: 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
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: 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
    • 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
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: 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
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: 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
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bryant: no
    • Flores: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Meza: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Geren(C: not voting
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Simmon: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-23 · pass · 24-7

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

    2025-05-25 · pass · 24-7

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

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