Texas House Bill 120

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 19-7)
Status: Passed on June 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-20 - See remarks for effective date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.

Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.

Rep. Keith Bell [R]	Rep. Brad Buckley [R]	Rep. Trent Ashby [R]	Rep. Gary Gates [R]
Rep. Angie Button [R]	Rep. David Cook [R]	Rep. Aicha Davis [D]	Rep. Mano DeAyala [R]
Rep. Caroline Fairly [R]	Rep. James Frank [R]	Rep. Robert Guerra [D]	Rep. Ryan Guillen [R]
Rep. Carrie Isaac [R]	Rep. Janie Lopez [R]	Rep. Ray Lopez [D]	Rep. Penny Morales Shaw [D]
Rep. Angelia Orr [R]	Rep. Richard Raymond [D]	Rep. David Spiller [R]	Rep. Steve Toth [R]
Sen. Charles Schwertner [R]	Sen. Donna Campbell [R]	Sen. Brent Hagenbuch [R]	Sen. Kelly Hancock [R]
Sen. Juan Hinojosa [D]	Sen. Royce West [D]

2025-05-28 - House - House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4010 (Y: 116 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 27) [PASS]
2025-05-25 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-25 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - Read 3rd time RV#213 (Y: 144 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-15 - House - Record vote RV#183 (Y: 142 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-15 - House - RV#182 (Y: 143 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-20		See remarks for effective date
2025-06-20		Signed by the Governor
2025-06-01		Sent to the Governor
2025-06-01	Senate	Signed in the Senate
2025-05-31	House	Signed in the House
2025-05-30	House	Reported enrolled
2025-05-28	Senate	House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
2025-05-28	House	Text of Senate Amendment(s)
2025-05-28	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-28	House	Record vote RV#4010
2025-05-28	House	House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
2025-05-28	House	Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
2025-05-28	House	Senate Amendments distributed
2025-05-26	House	Senate passage as amended reported
2025-05-25	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-25	Senate	Passed
2025-05-25	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-05-25	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-25	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2025-05-25	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-25	Senate	Passed to 3rd reading as amended
2025-05-25	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-25	Senate	Amended
2025-05-25	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA1 Schwertner
2025-05-25	Senate	Read 2nd time
2025-05-25	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-25	Senate	Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-23	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-23	Senate	Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-20	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-20	Senate	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-05-13	Senate	Vote taken in committee
2025-05-13	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-05-08	Senate	Left pending in committee
2025-05-08	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-08	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-05-08	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-23	Senate	Referred to Education K-16
2025-04-23	Senate	Read first time
2025-04-16	Senate	Received from the House
2025-04-16	House	Reported engrossed
2025-04-16	House	Record vote RV#213
2025-04-16	House	Passed
2025-04-16	House	Read 3rd time
2025-04-15	House	Record vote RV#183
2025-04-15	House	Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-04-15	House	Record vote RV#182
2025-04-15	House	Amended 1-K. Bell
2025-04-15	House	Read 2nd time
2025-04-15	House	Placed on Emergency Calendar
2025-04-09	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-03-28	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-03-27	House	Committee report distributed
2025-03-27	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-03-18	House	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-03-18	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-03-18	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-03-18	House	Recalled from subcommittee
2025-03-05	House	Left pending in subcommittee
2025-03-05	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
2025-03-05	House	Committee substitute considered in s/c
2025-03-05	House	Considered by s/c in public hearing
2025-03-05	House	Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
2025-02-25	House	Referred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by Speaker
2025-02-25	House	Read first time
2025-02-20	House	Filed

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB120
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00120I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00120H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00120E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00120S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00120F.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00120H21.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00120S2F1.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00120I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00120H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB00120H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB00120E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00120E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00120S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB00120S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00120A.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00120F.htm
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB120&RcdVtNo=182&Ch=H&Dt=04/15/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB120&RcdVtNo=183&Ch=H&Dt=04/15/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB120&RcdVtNo=213&Ch=H&Dt=04/16/2025
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ05-25-F.PDF#page=8
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB120&RcdVtNo=4010&Ch=H&Dt=05/28/2025