The House Committee on Public Education

89th Legislature

May 9, 2025

5:30 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 9, 2025, and permission granted on May 9, 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 5:33 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 1325

The chair laid out HB 1325 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 1325, 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; Hinojosa; Hunter; Leach; Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (12).

Nays:                           Representative Frank (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Kerwin; Talarico (2).

HB 1405

The chair laid out HB 1405 as pending business.

(Representative Kerwin now present.)

(Representative Talarico now present.)

The chair moved that HB 1405, 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; Hinojosa; Hunter; Kerwin; Talarico (10).

Nays:                           Representatives Dutton; Frank; Leach; Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (5).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1655

The chair laid out HB 1655 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 1655, 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; Frank; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Bernal; Allen; Bryant; Dutton; Hinojosa; Talarico (6).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3312

The chair laid out HB 3312 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3312, 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; Talarico (15).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 5526

The chair laid out HB 5526 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 5526, 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; Ashby; Cunningham; Frank; Hunter; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft (10).

Nays:                           Representatives Allen; Bryant; Dutton; Hinojosa; Talarico (5).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 27

The chair laid out SB 27 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 27, 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; Talarico (15).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 207

The chair laid out SB 207 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 207, 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; Leach; Leo Wilson; Schoolcraft; Talarico (14).

Nays:                           Representative Kerwin (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 843

The chair laid out SB 843 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 843, 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; Talarico (15).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 2929

The chair laid out SB 2929, the companion to HB 3369.

The chair moved that SB 2929, 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; Talarico (15).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1405

Representative Ashby moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

The chair moved that HB 1405, 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; Hinojosa; Hunter; Kerwin; Schoolcraft; Talarico (11).

Nays:                           Representatives Dutton; Frank; Leach; Leo Wilson (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 207

Representative Leo Wilson moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

The chair moved that SB 207, 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; Talarico (15).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 5:47 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