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House bill · 89R

HB 4

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

Did not pass

Progress

98 days from first to latest action, across 68 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 20

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 25

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 30

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 30

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 13

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 27

  7. Sent to governor

    Stopped here

  8. Became law

HouseSenateMarAprMay

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

House · May 12, 2025

Passed 143–1

143 Yea

1 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 13, 2025

Passed 143–1

143 Yea

1 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

Senate · May 27, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 23–8

23 Yea

8 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · May 27, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 23–8

23 Yea

8 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · May 27, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 25–6

25 Yea

6 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · May 27, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 25–6

25 Yea

6 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Senate appoints conferees-reported

    May 29, 2025 · House

  2. Senate grants request for conf comm-reported

    May 29, 2025 · House

  3. Senate appoints conferees

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  4. Senate grants request for conference comm.

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  5. House appoints conferees-reported

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  6. House requests conference committee-reported

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  7. House refuses to concur-reported

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  8. House appoints conferees

    May 29, 2025 · House

  9. House requests conference committee

    May 29, 2025 · House

  10. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments

    May 29, 2025 · House

  11. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

    May 28, 2025 · House

  12. Senate Amendments distributed

    May 28, 2025 · House

  13. Senate passage as amended reported

    May 28, 2025 · House

  14. Record vote

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  15. Passed

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  16. Read 3rd time

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  17. Record vote

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  18. Three day rule suspended

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  19. Record vote

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  20. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  21. Record vote

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  22. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  23. Co-sponsor authorized

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  24. Placed on intent calendar

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  25. Committee report printed and distributed

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  26. Reported favorably as substituted Education

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  27. Vote taken in committee

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  28. Considered in public hearing Education

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  29. Co-sponsor authorized

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  30. Left pending in committee

    May 22, 2025 · Senate

  31. Testimony taken in committee Education

    May 22, 2025 · Senate

  32. Considered in public hearing Education

    May 22, 2025 · Senate

  33. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    May 22, 2025 · Senate

  34. Referred to Education K-16 Education

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  35. Read first time

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  36. Received from the House

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  37. Reported engrossed

    May 13, 2025 · House

  38. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 13, 2025 · House

  39. Record vote

    May 13, 2025 · House

  40. Passed

    May 13, 2025 · House

  41. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 13, 2025 · House

  42. Record vote

    May 13, 2025 · House

  43. Amendment fails of adoption

    May 13, 2025 · House

  44. Read 3rd time

    May 13, 2025 · House

  45. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 12, 2025 · House

  46. Record vote

    May 12, 2025 · House

  47. Passed to engrossment as amended

    May 12, 2025 · House

  48. Amended

    May 12, 2025 · House

  49. Amended

    May 12, 2025 · House

  50. Amended

    May 12, 2025 · House

  51. Amended

    May 12, 2025 · House

  52. Amended

    May 12, 2025 · House

  53. Amendment adopted as amended

    May 12, 2025 · House

  54. Amendment amended

    May 12, 2025 · House

  55. Amendment(s) offered

    May 12, 2025 · House

  56. Read 2nd time

    May 12, 2025 · House

  57. Placed on Major State Calendar

    May 11, 2025 · House

  58. Considered in Calendars

    May 9, 2025 · House

  59. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 9, 2025 · House

  60. Committee report distributed

    May 8, 2025 · House

  61. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 8, 2025 · House

  62. Reported favorably as substituted Public Education

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  63. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Public Education

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  64. Committee substitute considered in committee

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  65. Considered in public hearing Public Education

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  66. Referred to Public Education Public Education

    Feb 25, 2025 · House

  67. Read first time

    Feb 25, 2025 · House

  68. Filed

    Feb 20, 2025 · House

Authors

and 89 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Caroline Harris Davila cosponsorR
  • Tan Parker cosponsorR
  • Cody Harris cosponsorR
  • John Smithee cosponsorR
  • Ellen Troxclair cosponsorR
  • Will Metcalf cosponsorR
  • Stan Kitzman cosponsorR
  • Jay Dean cosponsorR
  • Kevin Sparks cosponsorR
  • Tom Craddick cosponsorR
  • Katrina Pierson cosponsorR
  • Candy Noble cosponsorR
  • John McQueeney cosponsorR
  • Caroline Dunmoyer cosponsorR
  • Carl Tepper cosponsorR
  • Cole Hefner cosponsorR
  • Mark Dorazio cosponsorR
  • Gary Gates cosponsorR
  • Angie Button cosponsorR
  • Sergio Muñoz cosponsorD
  • Stan Gerdes cosponsorR
  • King cosponsor–
  • Jessica González cosponsorD
  • Cecil Bell cosponsorR
  • Morgan Meyer cosponsorR
  • Venton Jones cosponsorD
  • Paul Dyson cosponsorR
  • Helen Kerwin cosponsorR
  • Hillary Hickland cosponsorR
  • Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos cosponsorD
  • Ron Reynolds cosponsorD
  • John Lujan cosponsorR
  • Brooks Landgraf cosponsorR
  • Claudia Ordaz cosponsorD
  • Matt Shaheen cosponsorR
  • Matt Morgan cosponsorR
  • Dennis Paul cosponsorR
  • Shelby Slawson cosponsorR
  • Briscoe Cain cosponsorR
  • Trey Martinez Fischer cosponsorD
  • Trey Wharton cosponsorR
  • Richard Hayes cosponsorR
  • Jeff Leach cosponsorR
  • A.J. Louderback cosponsorR
  • Pat Curry cosponsorR
  • Mano DeAyala cosponsorR
  • J.M. Lozano cosponsorR
  • Jeff Barry cosponsorR
  • Carrie Isaac cosponsorR
  • Denise Villalobos cosponsorR
  • David Lowe cosponsorR
  • Tom Oliverson cosponsorR
  • Philip Cortez cosponsorD
  • Ben Bumgarner cosponsorR
  • Steve Toth cosponsorR
  • King cosponsor–
  • Chris Turner cosponsorD
  • Don McLaughlin cosponsorR
  • Lois Kolkhorst cosponsorR
  • Stan Lambert cosponsorR
  • Terry Wilson cosponsorR
  • Brent Money cosponsorR
  • Shelley Luther cosponsorR
  • Keresa Richardson cosponsorR
  • Keith Bell cosponsorR
  • Janis Holt cosponsorR
  • Joanne Shofner cosponsorR
  • David Spiller cosponsorR
  • Cody Vasut cosponsorR
  • Wes Virdell cosponsorR
  • Eddie Morales cosponsorD
  • Terri Leo-Wilson cosponsorR
  • Greg Bonnen cosponsorR
  • Todd Hunter cosponsorR
  • Jared Patterson cosponsorR
  • Sam Harless cosponsorR
  • Richard Raymond cosponsorD
  • Nate Schatzline cosponsorR
  • Janie Lopez cosponsorR
  • Marc LaHood cosponsorR
  • Ryan Guillen cosponsorR
  • Drew Darby cosponsorR
  • Angelia Orr cosponsorR
  • Adam Hinojosa cosponsorR
  • Giovanni Capriglione cosponsorR
  • Charles Cunningham cosponsorR
  • Valoree Swanson cosponsorR
  • Lacey Hull cosponsorR
  • Mihaela Pleșa cosponsorD

In committee

  • Public Education

    House

    Referred Feb 25, 2025 · heard Apr 30, 2025 · reported after 64 days

  • Education

    Senate

    Referred May 14, 2025 · heard May 22, 2025 · reported after 11 days

Topics

Bill text

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HB 123Relating to measures to support kindergarten readiness and early literacy and numeracy skills for public school students and to funding to support those measures.Harold DuttonDPassed first chamberDid not passMay 27, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
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HB 4 (89R) · Polis