Texas House Bill 4

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 82-13)
Status: Engrossed on May 13 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-05-29 - Senate appoints conferees-reported
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.

Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.

Rep. Brad Buckley [R]	Rep. Diego Bernal [D]	Rep. Trent Ashby [R]	Rep. James Frank [R]
Rep. David Cook [R]	Rep. Jeff Barry [R]	Rep. Cecil Bell [R]	Rep. Keith Bell [R]
Rep. Greg Bonnen [R]	Rep. Ben Bumgarner [R]	Rep. Angie Button [R]	Rep. Briscoe Cain [R]
Rep. Giovanni Capriglione [R]	Rep. Philip Cortez [D]	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. Gary Gates [R]
Rep. Stan Gerdes [R]	Rep. Jessica Gonzalez [D]	Rep. Ryan Guillen [R]	Rep. Sam Harless [R]
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. Venton Jones [D]	Rep. Helen Kerwin [R]	Rep. Ken King [R]
Rep. Stan Kitzman [R]	Rep. Marc LaHood [R]	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. David Lowe [R]	Rep. J.M. Lozano [R]	Rep. John Lujan [R]	Rep. Shelley Luther [R]
Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer [D]	Rep. Don McLaughlin [R]	Rep. John McQueeney [R]	Rep. William Metcalf [R]
Rep. Morgan Meyer [R]	Rep. Brent Money [R]	Rep. Eddie Morales [D]	Rep. Matt Morgan [R]
Rep. Sergio Munoz [D]	Rep. Candy Noble [R]	Rep. Tom Oliverson [R]	Rep. Claudia Ordaz Perez [D]
Rep. Angelia Orr [R]	Rep. Jared Patterson [R]	Rep. Dennis Paul [R]	Rep. Katrina Pierson [R]
Rep. Mihaela Plesa [D]	Rep. Richard Raymond [D]	Rep. Ron Reynolds [D]	Rep. Keresa Richardson [R]
Rep. Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos [D]	Rep. Nate Schatzline [R]	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. Chris Turner [D]
Rep. Cody Vasut [R]	Rep. Denise Villalobos [R]	Rep. Wesley Virdell [R]	Rep. Trey Wharton [R]
Rep. Terry Wilson [R]	Sen. Paul Bettencourt [R]	Sen. Adam Hinojosa [R]	Sen. Phil King [R]
Sen. Lois Kolkhorst [R]	Sen. Tan Parker [R]	Sen. Kevin Sparks [R]

2025-05-27 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 23 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading (Y: 23 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 23 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 23 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 25 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading (Y: 23 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 23 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 25 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 23 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 23 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-13 - House - Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#2256 (Y: 143 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-05-13 - House - Amendment fails of adoption RV#2255 (Y: 62 N: 81 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2025-05-12 - House - Amended RV#2183 (Y: 143 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-29	House	Senate appoints conferees-reported
2025-05-29	House	Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
2025-05-29	Senate	Senate appoints conferees
2025-05-29	Senate	Senate grants request for conference comm.
2025-05-29	Senate	House appoints conferees-reported
2025-05-29	Senate	House requests conference committee-reported
2025-05-29	Senate	House refuses to concur-reported
2025-05-29	House	House appoints conferees
2025-05-29	House	House requests conference committee
2025-05-29	House	House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
2025-05-28	House	Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
2025-05-28	House	Senate Amendments distributed
2025-05-28	House	Senate passage as amended reported
2025-05-27	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-27	Senate	Passed
2025-05-27	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-05-27	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-27	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2025-05-27	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-27	Senate	Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
2025-05-27	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-27	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-27	Senate	Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-26	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-25	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-25	Senate	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-05-23	Senate	Vote taken in committee
2025-05-23	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-05-23	Senate	Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-22	Senate	Left pending in committee
2025-05-22	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-22	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-05-22	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-14	Senate	Referred to Education K-16
2025-05-14	Senate	Read first time
2025-05-14	Senate	Received from the House
2025-05-13	House	Reported engrossed
2025-05-13	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-13	House	Record vote RV#2256
2025-05-13	House	Passed
2025-05-13	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-13	House	Record vote RV#2255
2025-05-13	House	Amendment fails of adoption 1-M. González
2025-05-13	House	Read 3rd time
2025-05-12	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-12	House	Record vote RV#2183
2025-05-12	House	Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-05-12	House	Amended 7-Talarico
2025-05-12	House	Amended 6-Ashby
2025-05-12	House	Amended 5-Hinojosa
2025-05-12	House	Amended 4-Zwiener
2025-05-12	House	Amended 3-Geren
2025-05-12	House	Amendment adopted as amended 1-Buckley and Bernal
2025-05-12	House	Amendment amended 2-Buckley
2025-05-12	House	Amendment(s) offered 1-Buckley and Bernal
2025-05-12	House	Read 2nd time
2025-05-11	House	Placed on Major State Calendar
2025-05-09	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-05-09	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-08	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-08	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-30	House	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-04-30	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-30	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-04-30	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-29	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
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00004I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00004H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00004E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00004S.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00004H21.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00004H22.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00004H23.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00004H24.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00004H25.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00004H26.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00004H27.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00004H31.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00004I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00004H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB00004H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00004E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB00004E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00004S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB00004S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00004A.htm
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4&RcdVtNo=2183&Ch=H&Dt=05/12/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4&RcdVtNo=2255&Ch=H&Dt=05/13/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4&RcdVtNo=2256&Ch=H&Dt=05/13/2025
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ05-27-F.PDF#page=47
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ05-27-F.PDF#page=52