Bill:  HB 4 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 14617 AMF-D
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Last Action:05/29/2025 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption Version:Senate Committee Report
Caption Text:Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.
Author:Buckley | Bernal | Ashby | Frank | Cook
Coauthor:Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Button | Cain | Capriglione | Cortez | Craddick | Cunningham | Curry | Darby | Dean | DeAyala | Dorazio | Dyson | Fairly | Gates | Gerdes | González, Jessica | Guillen | Harless | Harris | Harris Davila | Hayes | Hefner | Hickland | Holt | Hull | Hunter | Isaac | Jones, Venton | Kerwin | King | Kitzman | LaHood | Lambert | Landgraf | Leach | Leo Wilson | Lopez, Janie | Louderback | Lowe | Lozano | Lujan | Luther | Martinez Fischer | McLaughlin | McQueeney | Metcalf | Meyer | Money | Morales, Eddie | Morgan | Muñoz | Noble | Oliverson | Ordaz | Orr | Patterson | Paul | Pierson | Plesa | Raymond | Reynolds | Richardson | Rodríguez Ramos | Schatzline | Shaheen | Shofner | Slawson | Smithee | Spiller | Swanson | Tepper | Toth | Troxclair | Turner | Vasut | Villalobos | Virdell | Wharton | Wilson
Sponsor:Bettencourt
Cosponsor:Hinojosa, Adam | King | Kolkhorst | Parker | Sparks
Subjects:Education--Primary & Secondary--Accountability (I0007)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Testing (I0229)
Education--School Districts (I0220)
State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
ADULT EDUCATION (S0458)
CONSERVATORSHIP (S0683)
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)
EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)
EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF (V0086)
House Committee:Public Education
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=13   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Senate Committee:Education K-16
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
House Conferees:Appointed (05/29/2025) Buckley (Chair) | Ashby | Bernal | Landgraf | Metcalf
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/29/2025) Bettencourt (Chair) | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Hancock
Actions: (descending date order)
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Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/29/2025     6994
H   Senate grants request for conf comm-reported      05/29/2025     6994
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/29/2025     3262
S   Senate grants request for conference comm.      05/29/2025     3261
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/29/2025     3224
S   House requests conference committee-reported      05/29/2025     3224
S   House refuses to concur-reported      05/29/2025     3224
H   House appoints conferees      05/29/2025     6683
H   House requests conference committee      05/29/2025     6683
H   House refuses to concur in Senate amendments      05/29/2025     6683
H   Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/28/2025   12:18 PM 
H   Senate Amendments distributed      05/28/2025   12:17 PM 
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/28/2025     6256
S   Record vote      05/27/2025     2862
S   Passed      05/27/2025     2862
S   Read 3rd time      05/27/2025     2862
S   Record vote      05/27/2025     2862
S   Three day rule suspended      05/27/2025     2862
S   Record vote      05/27/2025     2857
S   Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      05/27/2025     2857
S   Record vote      05/27/2025     2857
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/27/2025     2857
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/27/2025     2883
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/26/2025    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/25/2025   03:47 PM 
S   Reported favorably as substituted      05/25/2025     2667
S   Vote taken in committee      05/23/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/23/2025    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/23/2025     2493
S   Left pending in committee      05/22/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/22/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/22/2025    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/22/2025    
S   Referred to Education K-16      05/14/2025     2127
S   Read first time      05/14/2025     2127
S   Received from the House      05/14/2025     2074
H   Reported engrossed      05/13/2025   01:48 PM  4464
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/13/2025     4050
H   Record vote   RV#2256   05/13/2025     4049
H   Passed      05/13/2025     4049
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/13/2025     4049
H   Record vote   RV#2255   05/13/2025     4048
H   Amendment fails of adoption   1-M. González   05/13/2025     4048
H   Read 3rd time      05/13/2025     4047
H   Record vote   RV#2183   05/12/2025     3911
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      05/12/2025     3911
H   Amended   7-Talarico   05/12/2025     3911
H   Amended   6-Ashby   05/12/2025     3909
H   Amended   5-Hinojosa   05/12/2025     3909
H   Amended   4-Zwiener   05/12/2025     3908
H   Amended   3-Geren   05/12/2025     3908
H   Amendment adopted as amended   1-Buckley and Bernal   05/12/2025     3908
H   Amendment amended   2-Buckley   05/12/2025     3907
H   Amendment(s) offered   1-Buckley and Bernal   05/12/2025     3902
H   Read 2nd time      05/12/2025     3901
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      05/11/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/09/2025    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/09/2025    
H   Committee report distributed      05/08/2025   03:14 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/08/2025     3681
H   Reported favorably as substituted      04/30/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      04/30/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/30/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      04/30/2025    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/29/2025    
H   Referred to Public Education      02/25/2025   03:35 PM  296
H   Read first time      02/25/2025     296
H   Filed      02/20/2025