The House Committee on Public Education

89th Legislature

May 1, 2025

12:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 1, 2025, and permission granted on May 1, 2025, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Public Education met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Buckley, at 12:06 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Buckley; Bernal; Allen; Ashby; Bryant; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hinojosa; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson; and Schoolcraft.

A quorum was present.

HB 7

The chair laid out HB 7 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Leach to explain HB 7.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 7, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Ashby; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (10).

Nays:                           Representatives Bernal; Allen; Bryant; Hinojosa (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

HB 497

The chair laid out HB 497 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 497, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Ashby; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (10).

Nays:                           Representatives Bernal; Allen; Bryant; Hinojosa (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

HB 1249

The chair laid out HB 1249 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 1249, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Bernal; Allen; Ashby; Bryant; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hinojosa; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach (12).

Nays:                           Representatives Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

HB 1573

The chair laid out HB 1573 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 1573, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Bernal; Allen; Ashby; Bryant; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hinojosa; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach (12).

Nays:                           Representative Schoolcraft (1).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Leo Wilson (1).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

HB 1876

The chair recalled HB 1876 from subcommittee.

The chair recognized Representative Ashby to explain HB 1876.

The chair moved that HB 1876, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Bernal; Allen; Ashby; Bryant; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hinojosa; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson (13).

Nays:                           Representative Schoolcraft (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

HB 2757

The chair laid out HB 2757 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 2757, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Bernal; Allen; Ashby; Bryant; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hinojosa; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (14).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

HB 3369

The chair laid out HB 3369 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3369, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Bernal; Allen; Ashby; Bryant; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hinojosa; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (14).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

HB 3460

The chair laid out HB 3460 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3460, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Allen; Ashby; Bryant; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hunter; Leach; Leo Wilson (10).

Nays:                           Representatives Bernal; Hinojosa; Kerwin; Schoolcraft (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

HB 4687

The chair laid out HB 4687 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 4687, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Bernal; Allen; Ashby; Bryant; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hinojosa; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (14).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

HB 5515

The chair laid out HB 5515 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 5515, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Bernal; Allen; Ashby; Bryant; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hinojosa; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (14).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

HB 5606

The chair laid out HB 5606 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 5606, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Bernal; Allen; Ashby; Bryant; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hinojosa; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson (13).

Nays:                           Representative Schoolcraft (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

SB 10

The chair laid out SB 10 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 10, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Ashby; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (10).

Nays:                           Representatives Bernal; Allen; Bryant; Hinojosa (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

SB 24

The chair laid out SB 24 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 24, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Bernal; Ashby; Cunningham; Frank; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (10).

Nays:                           Representatives Allen; Bryant; Dutton; Hinojosa (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

SB 920

The chair laid out SB 920, as the companion to HB 3029.

The chair moved that SB 920, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Bernal; Allen; Ashby; Bryant; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hinojosa; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (14).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

SB 991

The chair laid out SB 991, as the companion to HB 213.

The chair moved that SB 991, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Bernal; Allen; Ashby; Bryant; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hinojosa; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach (12).

Nays:                           Representatives Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

SB 1418

The chair laid out SB 1418, as the companion to HB 3797.

The chair moved that SB 1418, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Bernal; Allen; Ashby; Bryant; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hinojosa; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (14).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

SB 2185

The chair laid out SB 2185, as the companion to HB 3460.

The chair moved that SB 2185, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Ashby; Cunningham; Dutton; Frank; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Bernal; Allen; Bryant; Hinojosa; Schoolcraft (5).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

HB 178

The chair laid out HB 178 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 178, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Buckley; Bernal; Allen; Ashby; Bryant; Cunningham; Dutton; Hinojosa; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach (11).

Nays:                           Representatives Frank; Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Talarico (1).

At 12:25 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

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Rep. Buckley, Chair

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Jack Reed, Clerk