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House bill · 89R

HB 4623

Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

100 days from first to latest action, across 78 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Mar 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Apr 3

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 9

  4. Reported from committee

    May 1

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 14

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 27

  7. Sent to governor

    Jun 2

  8. Became law

    Jun 20

HouseSenateGovernorAprMayJun

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 13, 2025

Passed 127–6

127 Yea

6 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 13, 2025

Passed 123–9

123 Yea

9 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 14, 2025

Passed 109–19

109 Yea

19 Nay

6 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 4623 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · May 27, 2025

Passed 30–1

30 Yea

1 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

Democratic

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 4623 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · May 27, 2025

Passed 30–1

30 Yea

1 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

Democratic

passage

Senate · May 30, 2025

Passed 106–28

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

House · May 30, 2025

Passed 106–28

106 Yea

28 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    Jun 2, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the Senate

    Jun 1, 2025 · Senate

  5. Signed in the House

    Jun 1, 2025 · House

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 31, 2025 · House

  7. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

    May 30, 2025 · Senate

  8. Text of Senate Amendment(s)

    May 30, 2025 · House

  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 30, 2025 · House

  10. Record vote

    May 30, 2025 · House

  11. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

    May 30, 2025 · House

  12. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

    May 29, 2025 · House

  13. Senate Amendments distributed

    May 29, 2025 · House

  14. Senate passage as amended reported

    May 28, 2025 · House

  15. Record vote

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  16. Passed

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  17. Read 3rd time

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  18. Record vote

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  19. Three day rule suspended

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  20. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  21. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  22. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  23. Amended

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  24. Amendment(s) offered

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  25. Read 2nd time

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  26. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  27. Placed on intent calendar

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  28. Co-sponsor authorized

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  29. Committee report printed and distributed

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  30. Reported favorably as substituted Education

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  31. Vote taken in committee

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  32. Considered in public hearing Education

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  33. Co-sponsor authorized

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  34. Co-sponsor authorized

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  35. Left pending in committee

    May 22, 2025 · Senate

  36. Testimony taken in committee Education

    May 22, 2025 · Senate

  37. Considered in public hearing Education

    May 22, 2025 · Senate

  38. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    May 22, 2025 · Senate

  39. Co-sponsor authorized

    May 22, 2025 · Senate

  40. Posting rule suspended

    May 21, 2025 · Senate

  41. Co-sponsor authorized

    May 21, 2025 · Senate

  42. Co-sponsor authorized

    May 20, 2025 · Senate

  43. Co-sponsor authorized

    May 19, 2025 · Senate

  44. Referred to Education K-16 Education

    May 16, 2025 · Senate

  45. Read first time

    May 16, 2025 · Senate

  46. Received from the House

    May 15, 2025 · Senate

  47. Reported engrossed

    May 14, 2025 · House

  48. Reason for vote recorded in Journal

    May 14, 2025 · House

  49. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 14, 2025 · House

  50. Record vote

    May 14, 2025 · House

  51. Passed

    May 14, 2025 · House

  52. Read 3rd time

    May 14, 2025 · House

  53. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 14, 2025 · House

  54. Record vote

    May 14, 2025 · House

  55. Passed to engrossment as amended

    May 14, 2025 · House

  56. Amendment withdrawn

    May 13, 2025 · House

  57. Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

    May 13, 2025 · House

  58. Amendment(s) offered

    May 13, 2025 · House

  59. Amendment adopted as amended

    May 13, 2025 · House

  60. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 13, 2025 · House

  61. Record vote

    May 13, 2025 · House

  62. Amendment amended

    May 13, 2025 · House

  63. Amendment(s) offered

    May 13, 2025 · House

  64. Read 2nd time

    May 13, 2025 · House

  65. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 10, 2025 · House

  66. Considered in Calendars

    May 8, 2025 · House

  67. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 8, 2025 · House

  68. Committee report distributed

    May 7, 2025 · House

  69. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 7, 2025 · House

  70. Reported favorably as substituted Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

    May 1, 2025 · House

  71. Committee substitute considered in committee

    May 1, 2025 · House

  72. Considered in formal meeting

    May 1, 2025 · House

  73. Left pending in committee

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  74. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  75. Considered in public hearing Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  76. Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

    Apr 3, 2025 · House

  77. Read first time

    Apr 3, 2025 · House

  78. Filed

    Mar 12, 2025 · House

Authors

and 60 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Lacey Hull cosponsorR
  • Mayes Middleton cosponsorR
  • Sam Harless cosponsorR
  • John McQueeney cosponsorR
  • Ellen Troxclair cosponsorR
  • Tan Parker cosponsorR
  • Kevin Sparks cosponsorR
  • Keresa Richardson cosponsorR
  • Greg Bonnen cosponsorR
  • Steve Toth cosponsorR
  • Daniel Alders cosponsorR
  • Keith Bell cosponsorR
  • Cody Harris cosponsorR
  • Katrina Pierson cosponsorR
  • José Menéndez cosponsorD
  • Terry Wilson cosponsorR
  • Denise Villalobos cosponsorR
  • Mano DeAyala cosponsorR
  • Donna Campbell cosponsorR
  • Alan Schoolcraft cosponsorR
  • Lois Kolkhorst cosponsorR
  • Cody Vasut cosponsorR
  • Brent Hagenbuch cosponsorR
  • Ben Bumgarner cosponsorR
  • Andy Hopper cosponsorR
  • Will Metcalf cosponsorR
  • Carol Alvarado cosponsorD
  • Todd Hunter cosponsorR
  • Cole Hefner cosponsorR
  • Bryan Hughes cosponsorR
  • Brent Money cosponsorR
  • Stan Kitzman cosponsorR
  • David Lowe cosponsorR
  • Shelby Slawson cosponsorR
  • Joanne Shofner cosponsorR
  • Bob Hall cosponsorR
  • Marc LaHood cosponsorR
  • Jared Patterson cosponsorR
  • King cosponsor–
  • Charles Perry cosponsorR
  • Stan Gerdes cosponsorR
  • Joan Huffman cosponsorR
  • Kelly Hancock cosponsorR
  • Adam Hinojosa cosponsorR
  • Brad Buckley cosponsorR
  • Helen Kerwin cosponsorR
  • Hillary Hickland cosponsorR
  • Wes Virdell cosponsorR
  • Jeff Barry cosponsorR
  • Shelley Luther cosponsorR
  • Brandon Creighton cosponsorR
  • Angie Button cosponsorR
  • Janie Lopez cosponsorR
  • Judith Zaffirini cosponsorD
  • Josey Garcia cosponsorD
  • Giovanni Capriglione cosponsorR
  • Chuy Hinojosa cosponsorD
  • Brooks Landgraf cosponsorR
  • Tom Oliverson cosponsorR
  • Paul Bettencourt cosponsorR

In committee

Topics

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