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TX HB 824

enacted

Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.

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

Introduced
2025-03-05
Status date
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective immediately
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • LaHoodprimary
  • Leo Wilsonprimary
  • Allenprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Cunninghamprimary
  • Jones, Jolandaprimary
  • DeAyalacosponsor
  • Doraziocosponsor
  • Florescosponsor
  • Garcia, Joseycosponsor
  • Garcia, Lindacosponsor
  • Gerdescosponsor
  • Gervin-Hawkinscosponsor
  • Goodwincosponsor
  • Guillencosponsor
  • Howardcosponsor
  • Johnsoncosponsor
  • Lalanicosponsor
  • McLaughlincosponsor
  • Mezacosponsor
  • Morales Shawcosponsor
  • Morales, Christinacosponsor
  • Morales, Eddiecosponsor
  • Muñozcosponsor
  • Phelancosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Raymondcosponsor
  • Reynoldscosponsor
  • Richardsoncosponsor
  • Rodríguez Ramoscosponsor
  • Schatzlinecosponsor
  • Simmonscosponsor
  • Vasutcosponsor
  • Ward Johnsoncosponsor
  • Whartoncosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor
  • Bhojanicosponsor
  • Bowerscosponsor
  • Bumgarnercosponsor
  • Caincosponsor
  • Davis, Aichacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-05

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-05

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-19

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

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-03

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

  6. 2025-04-03

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-03

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  8. 2025-04-03

    Left pending in subcommittee

  9. 2025-04-22

    Recalled from subcommittee

  10. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  11. 2025-04-22

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  12. 2025-04-22

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-04-30

    Considered in formal meeting

  14. 2025-04-30

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  15. 2025-04-30

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-05-06

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  17. 2025-05-06

    Committee report distributed

  18. 2025-05-07

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  19. 2025-05-08

    Considered in Calendars

  20. 2025-05-10

    Placed on General State Calendar

  21. 2025-05-12

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  22. 2025-05-12

    Passed to engrossment

  23. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  24. 2025-05-12

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  25. 2025-05-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  26. 2025-05-13

    Passed

    passage

  27. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  28. 2025-05-13

    Reported engrossed

  29. 2025-05-14

    Received from the House

    introduction

  30. 2025-05-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  31. 2025-05-14

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-05-15

    Co-sponsor authorized

  33. 2025-05-21

    Posting rule suspended

  34. 2025-05-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  35. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  36. 2025-05-22

    Testimony taken in committee

  37. 2025-05-22

    Left pending in committee

  38. 2025-05-23

    Considered in public hearing

  39. 2025-05-23

    Vote taken in committee

  40. 2025-05-25

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  41. 2025-05-25

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  42. 2025-05-25

    Committee report printed and distributed

  43. 2025-05-28

    Co-sponsor authorized

  44. 2025-05-28

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  45. 2025-05-28

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  46. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  47. 2025-05-28

    Vote recorded in Journal

  48. 2025-05-28

    Three day rule suspended

  49. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  50. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  51. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  52. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  53. 2025-05-29

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  54. 2025-05-30

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  55. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the House

    passage

  56. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  57. 2025-05-31

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  58. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  59. 2025-06-20

    Effective immediately

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-12 · pass · 123-18

    Member-level votes (152)
    • 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
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: 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
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: 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
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: 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
    • 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
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Hull: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Flores: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • King: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Fairly: absent
    • Pierson: absent
    • Romer: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-13 · pass · 124-18

    Member-level votes (153)
    • 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
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: 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 Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: 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
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: 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
    • Shofner: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: 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
    • Canales: no
    • Cook: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Littl: absent

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