Texas House Bill 2

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 83-16)
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 public education and public school finance.

Relating to public education and public school finance.

Rep. Brad Buckley [R]	Rep. Diego Bernal [D]	Rep. Ryan Guillen [R]	Rep. Jeff Barry [R]
Rep. Cecil Bell [R]	Rep. Keith Bell [R]	Rep. Salman Bhojani [D]	Rep. Greg Bonnen [R]
Rep. Ben Bumgarner [R]	Rep. Angie Button [R]	Rep. Giovanni Capriglione [R]	Rep. David Cook [R]
Rep. Tom Craddick [R]	Rep. Charles Cunningham [R]	Rep. Pat Curry [R]	Rep. Drew Darby [R]
Rep. Jay Dean [R]	Rep. Mano DeAyala [R]	Rep. Mark Dorazio [R]	Rep. Paul Dyson [R]
Rep. Caroline Fairly [R]	Rep. James Frank [R]	Rep. Gary Gates [R]	Rep. Stan Gerdes [R]
Rep. Jessica Gonzalez [D]	Rep. Cody Harris [R]	Rep. Caroline Harris Davila [R]	Rep. Richard Hayes [R]
Rep. Cole Hefner [R]	Rep. Hillary Hickland [R]	Rep. Janis Holt [R]	Rep. Lacey Hull [R]
Rep. Todd Hunter [R]	Rep. Carrie Isaac [R]	Rep. Helen Kerwin [R]	Rep. Ken King [R]
Rep. Stan Kitzman [R]	Rep. Marc LaHood [R]	Rep. Suleman Lalani [D]	Rep. Stan Lambert [R]
Rep. Brooks Landgraf [R]	Rep. Jeff Leach [R]	Rep. Terri Leo-Wilson [R]	Rep. Janie Lopez [R]
Rep. AJ Louderback [R]	Rep. J.M. Lozano [R]	Rep. John Lujan [R]	Rep. Shelley Luther [R]
Rep. Don McLaughlin [R]	Rep. John McQueeney [R]	Rep. William Metcalf [R]	Rep. Morgan Meyer [R]
Rep. Eddie Morales [D]	Rep. Candy Noble [R]	Rep. Tom Oliverson [R]	Rep. Angelia Orr [R]
Rep. Jared Patterson [R]	Rep. Dennis Paul [R]	Rep. Vincent Perez [D]	Rep. Katrina Pierson [R]
Rep. Richard Raymond [D]	Rep. Ron Reynolds [D]	Rep. Keresa Richardson [R]	Rep. Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos [D]
Rep. Matthew Shaheen [R]	Rep. Joanne Shofner [R]	Rep. Shelby Slawson [R]	Rep. John Smithee [R]
Rep. David Spiller [R]	Rep. Valoree Swanson [R]	Rep. Carl Tepper [R]	Rep. Steve Toth [R]
Rep. Ellen Troxclair [R]	Rep. Cody Vasut [R]	Rep. Denise Villalobos [R]	Rep. Wesley Virdell [R]
Rep. Trey Wharton [R]	Rep. Terry Wilson [R]	Sen. Charles Creighton [R]	Sen. Carol Alvarado [D]
Sen. Paul Bettencourt [R]	Sen. Brian Birdwell [R]	Sen. Cesar Blanco [D]	Sen. Donna Campbell [R]
Sen. Peter Flores [R]	Sen. Brent Hagenbuch [R]	Sen. Bob Hall [R]	Sen. Kelly Hancock [R]
Sen. Adam Hinojosa [R]	Sen. Juan Hinojosa [D]	Sen. Joan Huffman [R]	Sen. Phil King [R]
Sen. Jose Menendez [D]	Sen. Borris Miles [D]	Sen. Tan Parker [R]	Sen. Angela Paxton [R]
Sen. Kevin Sparks [R]	Sen. Royce West [D]	Sen. Judith Zaffirini [D]

2025-05-29 - House - House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4015 (Y: 122 N: 13 NV: 1 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-17 - House - Read 3rd time RV#303 (Y: 142 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#240 (Y: 144 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - Amendment tabled RV#239 (Y: 85 N: 54 NV: 1 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - Amendment tabled RV#238 (Y: 89 N: 52 NV: 2 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - Amendment tabled RV#237 (Y: 79 N: 63 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - Amendment tabled RV#236 (Y: 87 N: 59 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - Amendment tabled RV#235 (Y: 88 N: 58 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - 10-Schofield, et al. RV#234 (Y: 124 N: 16 NV: 1 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - RV#232 RV#233 (Y: 146 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - RV#232 (Y: 132 N: 14 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - 6-Cain RV#231 (Y: 140 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - Amendment tabled RV#230 (Y: 113 N: 21 NV: 1 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - Amendment adopted as amended RV#229 (Y: 144 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - Amendment amended RV#228 (Y: 145 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - Amendment amended RV#227 (Y: 128 N: 18 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - Substitute amendment to amendment fails RV#226 (Y: 25 N: 121 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-20		See remarks for effective date
2025-06-20		Signed by the Governor
2025-06-02		Sent to the Governor
2025-06-01	Senate	Signed in the Senate
2025-06-01	House	Signed in the House
2025-05-31	House	Reported enrolled
2025-05-29	Senate	House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
2025-05-29	House	Text of Senate Amendment(s)
2025-05-29	House	Reason for vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-29	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-29	House	Record vote RV#4015
2025-05-29	House	House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
2025-05-25	House	Corrected Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
2025-05-25	House	Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
2025-05-24	House	Senate Amendments distributed
2025-05-24	House	Senate passage as amended reported
2025-05-23	Senate	Remarks ordered printed
2025-05-23	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-23	Senate	Passed as amended
2025-05-23	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-23	Senate	Amended
2025-05-23	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA2 Creighton
2025-05-23	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-23	Senate	Amended
2025-05-23	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA1 Creighton
2025-05-23	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-05-23	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-23	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2025-05-23	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-23	Senate	Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-22	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-22	Senate	Passed to 3rd reading as amended
2025-05-22	Senate	Amendment withdrawn
2025-05-22	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA8 Menéndez
2025-05-22	Senate	Amendment withdrawn
2025-05-22	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA7 Menéndez
2025-05-22	Senate	Amendment withdrawn
2025-05-22	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA6 Menéndez
2025-05-22	Senate	Amendment withdrawn
2025-05-22	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA5 Menéndez
2025-05-22	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-22	Senate	Amended
2025-05-22	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA4 Creighton
2025-05-22	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-22	Senate	Amended
2025-05-22	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA3 Creighton
2025-05-22	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-22	Senate	Amendment adopted as amended FA1 Creighton
2025-05-22	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-22	Senate	Amendment amended
2025-05-22	Senate	Amendment to amendment offered FA2 Creighton
2025-05-22	Senate	Vote reconsidered
2025-05-22	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-22	Senate	Amended
2025-05-22	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA1 Creighton
2025-05-22	Senate	Read 2nd time
2025-05-22	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-22	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-22	Senate	Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-20	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-20	Senate	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-05-19	Senate	Vote taken in committee
2025-05-19	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-05-15	Senate	Left pending in committee
2025-05-15	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-15	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-05-15	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-23	Senate	Referred to Education K-16
2025-04-23	Senate	Read first time
2025-04-22	Senate	Received from the House
2025-04-17	House	Reported engrossed
2025-04-17	House	Reason for vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-17	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-17	House	Record vote RV#303
2025-04-17	House	Passed
2025-04-17	House	Read 3rd time
2025-04-16	House	Reason for vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16	House	Record vote RV#240
2025-04-16	House	Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-04-16	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16	House	Record vote RV#239
2025-04-16	House	Amendment tabled 17-Bryant
2025-04-16	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16	House	Record vote RV#238
2025-04-16	House	Amendment tabled 16-Bryant
2025-04-16	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16	House	Record vote RV#237
2025-04-16	House	Amendment tabled 15-Bryant
2025-04-16	House	Record vote RV#236
2025-04-16	House	Amendment tabled 14-Bryant
2025-04-16	House	Amendment withdrawn 13-Bryant
2025-04-16	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16	House	Record vote RV#235
2025-04-16	House	Amendment tabled 12-Bryant
2025-04-16	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16	House	Record vote RV#234
2025-04-16	House	Amended 11-M. González
2025-04-16	House	Amendment withdrawn 10-Schofield, et al.
2025-04-16	House	Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
2025-04-16	House	Amendment(s) offered 10-Schofield, DeAyala, Hull, Morales Shaw, Oliverson, Rosenthal, and Harless
2025-04-16	House	Record vote RV#233
2025-04-16	House	Amended 9-Guillen, Darby, Harless, Landgraf, J. Lopez, McLaughlin, Meyer, E. Morales, and Virdell
2025-04-16	House	Record vote RV#232
2025-04-16	House	Amended 8-Thompson
2025-04-16	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16	House	Record vote RV#231
2025-04-16	House	Amended 7-King
2025-04-16	House	Amendment withdrawn 6-Cain
2025-04-16	House	Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
2025-04-16	House	Amendment(s) offered 6-Cain
2025-04-16	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16	House	Record vote RV#230
2025-04-16	House	Amendment tabled 5-Olcott
2025-04-16	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16	House	Record vote RV#229
2025-04-16	House	Amendment adopted as amended 1-Buckley, et al.
2025-04-16	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16	House	Record vote RV#228
2025-04-16	House	Amendment amended 4-Buckley
2025-04-16	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16	House	Record vote RV#227
2025-04-16	House	Amendment amended 2-Bernal
2025-04-16	House	Reason for vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16	House	Record vote RV#226
2025-04-16	House	Substitute amendment to amendment fails 3-Schoolcraft
2025-04-16	House	Amendment to amendment offered 2-Bernal, Bhojani, Buckley, Kerwin, Leach, and R. Lopez
2025-04-16	House	Amendment(s) offered 1-Buckley, Bernal, Leach, Lujan, Patterson, V. Perez, and Shaheen
2025-04-16	House	Read 2nd time
2025-04-16	House	Placed on Major State Calendar
2025-04-14	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-04-11	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-10	House	Committee report distributed
2025-04-10	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-03	House	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-04-03	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-04-03	House	Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-03	House	Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
2025-04-01	House	Meeting cancelled
2025-04-01	House	Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
2025-03-06	House	Left pending in committee
2025-03-06	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-06	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-03-06	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-04	House	Left pending in committee
2025-03-04	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-04	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-03-04	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-02-25	House	Referred to Public Education
2025-02-25	House	Read first time
2025-02-20	House	Filed

Type	Source
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Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00002I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00002H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00002E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00002S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00002F.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H21.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H22.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H23.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H24.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H25.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H26.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H27.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H28.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H29.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H210.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H211.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H212.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H213.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H214.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H215.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H216.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002H217.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002S2F1.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002S2F2.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002S2F3.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002S2F4.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002S2F5.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002S2F6.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002S2F7.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002S2F8.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002S3F1.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00002S3F2.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00002I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00002H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB00002H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00002E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB00002E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00002S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB00002S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00002A.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00002F.htm
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=226&Ch=H&Dt=04/16/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=227&Ch=H&Dt=04/16/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=228&Ch=H&Dt=04/16/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=229&Ch=H&Dt=04/16/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=230&Ch=H&Dt=04/16/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=231&Ch=H&Dt=04/16/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=232&Ch=H&Dt=04/16/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=233&Ch=H&Dt=04/16/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=234&Ch=H&Dt=04/16/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=235&Ch=H&Dt=04/16/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=236&Ch=H&Dt=04/16/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=237&Ch=H&Dt=04/16/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=238&Ch=H&Dt=04/16/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=239&Ch=H&Dt=04/16/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=240&Ch=H&Dt=04/16/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=303&Ch=H&Dt=04/17/2025
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ05-23-F.PDF#page=43
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2&RcdVtNo=4015&Ch=H&Dt=05/29/2025