Bill Commons

TX HB 4623

enacted

Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 4623 pass?

Yes. TX HB 4623 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 4623 about?

TX HB 4623 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 4623?

Leo Wilson, Dutton, Paxton and 1 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 4623, joined by 60 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-04-03
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Leo Wilsonprimary
  • Duttonprimary
  • Paxtonprimary
  • Littleprimary
  • Bonnencosponsor
  • Buckleycosponsor
  • Bumgarnercosponsor
  • Buttoncosponsor
  • Capriglionecosponsor
  • DeAyalacosponsor
  • Garcia, Joseycosponsor
  • Gerdescosponsor
  • Harlesscosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Hefnercosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Hoppercosponsor
  • Hullcosponsor
  • Huntercosponsor
  • Kerwincosponsor
  • Kitzmancosponsor
  • LaHoodcosponsor
  • Landgrafcosponsor
  • Lopez, Janiecosponsor
  • Lowecosponsor
  • Luthercosponsor
  • McQueeneycosponsor
  • Metcalfcosponsor
  • Moneycosponsor
  • Oliversoncosponsor
  • Pattersoncosponsor
  • Piersoncosponsor
  • Richardsoncosponsor
  • Schoolcraftcosponsor
  • Shofnercosponsor
  • Slawsoncosponsor
  • Tothcosponsor
  • Troxclaircosponsor
  • Vasutcosponsor
  • Villaloboscosponsor
  • Virdellcosponsor
  • Wilsoncosponsor
  • Alvaradocosponsor
  • Bettencourtcosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Creightoncosponsor
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Hancockcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
  • Huffmancosponsor
  • Hughescosponsor
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Menéndezcosponsor
  • Middletoncosponsor
  • Parkercosponsor
  • Perrycosponsor
  • Sparkscosponsor
  • Zaffirinicosponsor
  • Alderscosponsor
  • Barrycosponsor
  • Bell, Keithcosponsor

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. 2025-06-02

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-31

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-30

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  8. 2025-05-30

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  9. 2025-05-30

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-30

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-30

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  12. 2025-05-29

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  13. 2025-05-29

    Senate Amendments distributed

  14. 2025-05-28

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  15. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-27

    Passed

    passage

  17. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  18. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-27

    Three day rule suspended

  20. 2025-05-27

    Vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-05-27

    Vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-05-27

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  24. 2025-05-27

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  25. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  26. 2025-05-27

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  27. 2025-05-27

    Placed on intent calendar

  28. 2025-05-27

    Co-sponsor authorized

  29. 2025-05-26

    Committee report printed and distributed

  30. 2025-05-26

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2025-05-26

    Vote taken in committee

  32. 2025-05-26

    Considered in public hearing

  33. 2025-05-26

    Co-sponsor authorized

  34. 2025-05-25

    Co-sponsor authorized

  35. 2025-05-22

    Left pending in committee

  36. 2025-05-22

    Testimony taken in committee

  37. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  38. 2025-05-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  39. 2025-05-22

    Co-sponsor authorized

  40. 2025-05-21

    Posting rule suspended

  41. 2025-05-21

    Co-sponsor authorized

  42. 2025-05-20

    Co-sponsor authorized

  43. 2025-05-19

    Co-sponsor authorized

  44. 2025-05-16

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  45. 2025-05-16

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  46. 2025-05-15

    Received from the House

    introduction

  47. 2025-05-14

    Reported engrossed

  48. 2025-05-14

    Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  49. 2025-05-14

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  50. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  51. 2025-05-14

    Passed

    passage

  52. 2025-05-14

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  53. 2025-05-14

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  54. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  55. 2025-05-14

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  56. 2025-05-13

    Amendment withdrawn

    amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal

  57. 2025-05-13

    Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

    withdrawal

  58. 2025-05-13

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  59. 2025-05-13

    Amendment adopted as amended

    amendment-passage

  60. 2025-05-13

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  61. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  62. 2025-05-13

    Amendment amended

    amendment-amendment

  63. 2025-05-13

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  64. 2025-05-13

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  65. 2025-05-10

    Placed on General State Calendar

  66. 2025-05-08

    Considered in Calendars

  67. 2025-05-08

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  68. 2025-05-07

    Committee report distributed

  69. 2025-05-07

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  70. 2025-05-01

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  71. 2025-05-01

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  72. 2025-05-01

    Considered in formal meeting

  73. 2025-04-09

    Left pending in committee

  74. 2025-04-09

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  75. 2025-04-09

    Considered in public hearing

  76. 2025-04-03

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  77. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  78. 2025-03-12

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-13 · pass · 123-9

    Member-level votes (158)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: 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
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: 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
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: 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
    • Darby: no
    • Flores: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Holt: no
    • Meza: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker(C): not voting
    • Hinojosa: not voting
    • Morales Sha: not voting
    • Buckley: absent
    • Cole: absent
    • Craddick: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Lopez, R.: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Olcott: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmons: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Dean: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Martine: absent
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • González: no
    • M: no
    • Jones: no
    • J: no
    • Thompso: no
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
  • passage

    2025-05-14 · pass · 109-19

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: 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
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: 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
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Darby: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Flores: no
    • Gates: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Howard: no
    • Jones, V.: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Simmons: no
    • Smithee: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Vo: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Anchía: not voting
    • Bryant: not voting
    • Collier: not voting
    • Harris(C): not voting
    • Hinojos: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Olcot: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Garcia, J.: absent
    • Garcia, L.: absent
    • Garcia Hernandez: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Harless: absent
    • Hickland: absent
    • Lopez, R.: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Noble: absent
    • Tepper: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 4623 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-27 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Eckhardt: no
  • passage

    2025-05-30 · pass · 106-28

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: 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
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: 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
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Ashby: no
    • Barry: no
    • Bell, K.: no
    • Cole: no
    • Darby: no
    • Flores: no
    • Gámez: no
    • Gervin-Hawkins: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Longoria: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Meza: no
    • Plesa: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • J: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Lambert: absent
    • Phela: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Collier: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Vo: absent

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