FORTY-FIFTH DAY --- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2025
The house met at 10 a.m. and was called to order by the speaker.
The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Record 210).
Present — Mr. Speaker(C); Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener.
Absent — Anchía; Cole; Collier; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Longoria; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Simmons; Turner; Ward Johnson; Wu.
The invocation was offered by Scot Wall, state minister, Capitol Commission, Austin.
The chair recognized Representative McQueeney who led the house in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
(Schoolcraft now present)
PASTOR OF THE DAY
The chair presented the Most Reverend Michael J. Sis, bishop, Diocese of San Angelo, San Angelo, as the "Pastor of the Day."
CAPITOL PHYSICIAN
The chair presented Dr. Jeffrey Urieto of Cedar Hill as the "Doctor for the Day."
The house welcomed Dr. Urieto and thanked them for their participation in the Physician of the Day Program sponsored by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message from the senate was received at this time (see the addendum to the daily journal, Messages from the Senate, Message No. 1).
REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS SUSPENDED
On motion of Representative Geren and by unanimous consent, the reading and referral of bills was postponed until just prior to recess.
COMMITTEES GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Harless moved that the house grant permission for all committees and subcommittees to meet while the house is in session, pursuant to their committee postings or recess motions. For purposes of this motion, committees and subcommittees scheduled to meet or reconvene today upon final adjournment or recess or during bill referral if permission is granted are authorized to convene upon adoption by the house of today's adjournment motion.
Permission to meet was granted.
(L. Garcia, Garcia Hernandez, Goodwin, Johnson, V. Perez, Plesa, Rose, Rosenthal, Simmons, and Ward Johnson now present)
HR 668 - PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED
(by Cook)
The chair laid out the following previously adopted resolution:
HR 668, Recognizing April 16, 2025, as Texas Juvenile Justice Professional Day at the State Capitol.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Cook who introduced participants in Texas Juvenile Justice Professional Day.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
Public Health, 8:30 a.m. tomorrow, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.
HR 693 - ADOPTED
(by Lozano)
Representative Lozano moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 693.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 693, Recognizing April 16, 2025, as Refugio County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 693 was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Lozano who introduced a delegation from Refugio County.
(Turner now present)
HR 679 - PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED
(by Virdell)
The chair laid out the following previously adopted resolution:
HR 679, Recognizing April 16, 2025, as Real County Day at the State Capitol.
(Gámez now present)
HR 300 - PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED
(by J. González, Hunter, and Villalobos)
The chair laid out the following previously adopted resolution:
HR 300, Paying tribute to the life and legacy of Selena Quintanilla Pérez on April 16, 2025, the 54th anniversary of her birth.
GENERAL STATE CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS
THIRD READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read third time:
SB 503 - RULES SUSPENDED
ADDITIONAL SPONSORS AUTHORIZED
Representative Guillen moved to suspend Rule 8, Section 5(d), of the House Rules to designate as joint sponsors and co-sponsors for SB 503 all joint authors and co-authors for HB 147.
The motion prevailed.
(Hinojosa and Wu now present)
SB 503 ON THIRD READING
(Guillen, Fairly, E. Morales, Buckley, Ashby, et al. - House Sponsors)
SB 503, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the establishment of an electronic registry of livestock marks and brands.
SB 503 was passed by (Record 211): 117 Yeas, 13 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain; Harrison; Hayes; Lowe; Olcott; Oliverson; Pierson; Schatzline; Schofield; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Anchía; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cunningham; González, J.; Hernandez; Holt; King; LaHood; Little; Longoria; Luther; Money; Plesa; Reynolds; Rosenthal; Shofner; Vo.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 211 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.
Anchía
When Record No. 211 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Cunningham
When Record No. 211 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
J. González
When Record No. 211 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.
Hernandez
When Record No. 211 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Holt
When Record No. 211 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
LaHood
When Record No. 211 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Shofner
(Anchía, Hernandez, and Reynolds now present)
EMERGENCY CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS
SECOND READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read second time:
CSSB 2 ON SECOND READING
(Buckley, et al. - House Sponsors)
CSSB 2, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.
Representative Buckley moved to postpone consideration of CSSB 2 until after second reading consideration of CSHB 2000.
The motion prevailed by (Record 212): 124 Yeas, 18 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Bumgarner; Cain; Harrison; Hopper; Little; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Morgan; Olcott; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Virdell.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Collier; González, M.; King; LaHood; Longoria; McLaughlin.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 212 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Bumgarner
When Record No. 212 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
McLaughlin
EMERGENCY CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS
THIRD READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read third time:
HB 120 ON THIRD READING
(by K. Bell, Buckley, Ashby, Gates, Button, et al.)
HB 120, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to career and technology education programs in public schools, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, and a high school advising program, including funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.
HB 120 was passed by (Record 213): 144 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Harrison.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Collier; King; Longoria.
HB 20 ON THIRD READING
(by Gates, Buckley, K. Bell, Longoria, Martinez Fischer, et al.)
HB 20, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.
HB 20 was passed by (Record 214): 144 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu.
Nays — Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Collier; King; Longoria.
HB 150 ON THIRD READING
(by Capriglione, Bonnen, Hefner, Lujan, R. Lopez, et al.)
HB 150, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the establishment of the Texas Cyber Command as a component institution of The University of Texas System and the transfer to it of certain powers and duties of the Department of Information Resources.
HB 150 was passed by (Record 215): 130 Yeas, 13 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain; Canales; Davis, Y.; Harrison; Hopper; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Olcott; Pierson; Schatzline; Walle.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Collier; King; Longoria; Vasut; Virdell.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 215 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Vasut
MAJOR STATE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS
THIRD READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read third time:
HB 6 ON THIRD READING
(by Leach, Harris, Buckley, Metcalf, Hull, et al.)
HB 6, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to discipline in public schools.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Leach offered the following amendment to HB 6:
Amend CSHB 6 on third reading as follows:
(1) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber the remaining SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 37.002, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:
(b-2) After removal of a student from the classroom under Section 37.002, on the student's return to the classroom the teacher shall:
(1) employ appropriate classroom management techniques that can reasonably be expected to improve the student's behavior; and
(2) document the student's behavior the teacher determines either:
(A) repeatedly interferes with the teacher's ability to communicate effectively with the students in the class or with the ability of the student's classmates to learn; or
(B) is so unruly, disruptive, or abusive it seriously interferes with the teacher's ability to communicate effectively with the students in the class or with the ability of the student's classmates to learn.
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 12.111(a)(5), Education Code, strike "discipline history,".
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 12.111(a)(5)(A), Education Code, strike "is currently".
(4) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike amended Sections 12.111(a)(5)(A)(i) and (ii) and substitute the following:
(i) has engaged in conduct outlined in Section 37.006 related to placement in a disciplinary alternative education program or a juvenile justice alternative education program;
(ii) has engaged in conduct outlined in Section 37.007 related to expulsion; or
(iii) has been convicted of a criminal offense or has a juvenile court adjudication [has a documented history of a criminal offense, a juvenile court adjudication, or discipline problems under Subchapter A, Chapter 37]; and
(5) In the SECTION of the bill amending Section 37.005, Education Code, strike added Subsection (c-1).
(6) In the SECTION of the bill adding Section 37.0083, Education Code, add the following:
(a-1) If the board of trustees of a school district, the board's designee, or a juvenile court places a student in a virtual disciplinary alternative education program under this section, the school district shall ensure that the student has suitable home computer equipment and Internet access and provide the computer equipment and Internet access if necessary.
(7) In the SECTION of the bill adding Section 37.1151, Education Code, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter the remaining subsections accordingly:
(____) Before the expiration of an order issued under Subsection (d) for a student enrolled in the school district's special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, the school district shall seek consent from the student's parent or person standing in parental relation to conduct a functional behavioral assessment of the student by a licensed specialist in school psychology, a licensed behavior analyst, or a behavior specialist.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted by (Record 216): 142 Yeas, 2 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener.
Nays — Harrison; Wu.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Collier; Kerwin; King; Longoria.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 216 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Harrison
When Record No. 216 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.
King
(King now present)
HB 6, as amended, was passed by (Record 217): 124 Yeas, 20 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu.
Nays — Allen; Bhojani; Bucy; Canales; Davis, Y.; Flores; Gámez; González, J.; Harrison; Hernandez; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Manuel; Reynolds; Rose; Rosenthal; Turner; Walle; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Davis, A.
Absent — Button; Cole; Collier; Longoria.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 217 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted no.
Collier
When Record No. 217 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote no.
A. Davis
When Record No. 217 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Harrison
(Collier now present)
GENERAL STATE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS
THIRD READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read third time:
HB 100 ON THIRD READING
(by Leo Wilson, Buckley, Dutton, A. Davis, Plesa, et al.)
HB 100, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools.
HB 100 was passed by (Record 218): 104 Yeas, 42 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Bernal; Cole; Longoria.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 218 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Campos
When Record No. 218 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
J. Garcia
When Record No. 218 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Gervin-Hawkins
When Record No. 218 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Martinez Fischer
HB 210 ON THIRD READING
(by Guillen, et al.)
HB 210, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to contracting with a school district or open-enrollment charter school by a vendor with whom a member of the board of trustees or governing body of the district or school or a related individual has certain business interests; creating a criminal offense.
HB 210 was passed by (Record 219): 146 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Canales; Cole; Longoria.
HB 215 ON THIRD READING
(by Guillen, Toth, Rodríguez Ramos, C. Morales, et al.)
HB 215, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the payment of support rights and benefits for a child placed with a relative or other designated caregiver.
HB 215 was passed by (Record 220): 145 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Dean; Jones, V.; Longoria.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 220 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Dean
HB 1393 ON THIRD READING
(by Metcalf, Ashby, McQueeney, Bucy, Curry, et al.)
HB 1393, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to daylight saving time.
HB 1393 was passed by (Record 221): 133 Yeas, 11 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain; Collier; Goodwin; Hayes; Jones, V.; Little; Meza; Noble; Oliverson; Romero; Rose.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Alders; Luther.
Absent — Canales; Cole; Longoria.
REASON FOR VOTE
Representatives Cain, Hayes, and Little submitted the following reason for vote to be printed in the journal:
We voted nay because the bill is in conflict with the Republican Party of Texas. Plank 206 of the platform of the Republican Party of Texas states that "Texas should no longer participate in Daylight Savings Time."
HB 1151 ON THIRD READING
(by Hull, et al.)
HB 1151, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to neglect of a child and the grounds for termination of the parent-child relationship and possession of a child by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
HB 1151 was passed by (Record 222): 145 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Canales.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Jones, V.; Longoria.
HB 1268 ON THIRD READING
(by Button, Hull, Lujan, M. González, Fairly, et al.)
HB 1268, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of the Texas technology and innovation program.
HB 1268 was passed by (Record 223): 116 Yeas, 29 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain; DeAyala; Dorazio; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Kerwin; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Lozano; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Pierson; Richardson; Schofield; Shofner; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Luther.
Absent — Cole; Hull; Longoria.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 223 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Hull
HB 142 ON THIRD READING
(by Noble)
HB 142, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the administration, authority, and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general.
HB 142 was passed by (Record 224): 144 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Alders; Cole; Longoria; Luther; Phelan.
(Longoria now present)
HB 451 ON THIRD READING
(by Thompson, Lalani, et al.)
HB 451, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual exploitation of certain children.
HB 451 was passed by (Record 225): 147 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Longoria.
HOUSE AT EASE
At 11:04 a.m., the chair announced that the house would stand at ease.
The chair called the house to order at 11:31 a.m.
COMMITTEES GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Smithee requested permission for the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence to meet while the house is in session, at 3 p.m. today, in 1W.14, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.
Permission to meet was granted.
Representative King requested permission for the Committee on State Affairs to meet while the house is in session, at 1 p.m. today, in 1W.14, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.
Permission to meet was granted.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS
The following committee meetings were announced:
Criminal Jurisprudence, 3 p.m. today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.
State Affairs, 1 p.m. today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.
MAJOR STATE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS
SECOND READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read second time:
CSHB 2 ON SECOND READING
(by Buckley, Bernal, Guillen, et al.)
CSHB 2, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to public education and public school finance.
Amendment No. 1
Representatives Buckley, Bernal, Leach, Lujan, Patterson, V. Perez, and Shaheen offered the following amendment to CSHB 2:
Amend CSHB 2 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 23, strike "Subsection (e-1)" and substitute "Subsections (d-1), (d-2), (d-3), and (e-1)".
(2) On page 3, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
(d-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), the total amount that may be used to provide allotments under Subsection (d) may not exceed:
(1) for the 2025-2026 school year, $100 million; and
(2) for the 2026-2027 school year, $160 million.
(d-2) If the total amount of allotments to which charter holders are entitled for open-enrollment charter schools under Subsection (d) for a school year exceeds the amount permitted under Subsection (d-1), the commissioner shall proportionately reduce the amount of each charter holder's allotment until the total amount for the allotments is equal to the amount permitted under that subsection.
(d-3) Subsections (d-1) and (d-2) and this subsection expire September 1, 2027.
(3) Strike page 3, line 21, through page 4, line 15, and substitute the following:
(e) Subject to Subsection (e-1), a [A] charter holder is not entitled to receive funding under Subsection (d) for an open-enrollment charter school [only] if the school has been assigned:
(1) an unacceptable [most recent overall] performance rating [assigned to the open-enrollment charter school] under Subchapter C, Chapter 39, for the two preceding school years;
(2) a financial accountability performance rating under Subchapter D, Chapter 39, indicating a financial performance lower than satisfactory for the two preceding school years; or
(3) any combination of the ratings described by Subdivisions (1) and (2) for the two preceding school years [reflects at least acceptable performance].
(e-1) Subsection (e) [This subsection] does not apply to a charter holder:
(1) during the first two years of the applicable open-enrollment charter school's operation; or
(2) that operates a school program located at a day treatment facility, residential treatment facility, psychiatric hospital, or medical hospital.
(4) Strike page 5, line 16, through page 6, line 1, and substitute the following:
(a-1) An eligible entity granted a charter under this subchapter is not entitled to receive an allotment under Section 12.106(d) for the adult education program if the program has been assigned under the applicable accountability framework adopted under Section 12.262:
(1) an overall performance rating that reflects unacceptable performance for the two preceding school years;
(2) a financial accountability performance rating that indicates a financial performance lower than satisfactory for the two preceding school years; or
(3) any combination of the ratings described by Subdivisions (1) and (2) for the two preceding school years.
(5) On page 16, line 5, strike ", (b), (e), and (f)" and substitute "and (e)".
(6) Strike page 17, line 10 through page 18, line 6, and substitute the following:
(e) For each school year, the commissioner shall adjust the average daily attendance of school districts that are entitled to funding on the basis of an adjusted average daily attendance under Subsection (b)(2) so that:
(1) all districts are funded on the basis of the same percentage of the preceding year's actual average daily attendance; and
(2) the total cost to the state does not exceed $300 million, or a greater amount provided by appropriation [the amount specifically appropriated for that year for purposes of Subsection (b)(2)].
(7) On page 20, lines 13 and 14, strike "Subsection (c-3)" and substitute "Subsections (c-3), (c-4), (c-5), and (c-6)".
(8) On page 21, lines 18 through 20, strike "[full-time librarians, full-time school counselors certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, and full-time school nurses,]" and substitute "full-time librarians, full-time school counselors certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, and full-time school nurses,".
(9) On page 23, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
(c-4) Notwithstanding Subsection (c-3), a school district is not required to provide a salary increase to an employee under Subsection (c) in an amount that exceeds $15,000 per year. A district may spend excess money available as a result of this subsection for any purpose for which money provided under this section may be spent.
(c-5) A school district that increases employee compensation in the 2025-2026 school year to comply with Subsection (c), as amended by HB2, Acts of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, is providing compensation for services rendered independently of an existing employment contract applicable to that year and is not in violation of Section 53, Article III, Texas Constitution. A school district that does not meet the requirements of Subsection (c) in the 2025-2026 school year may satisfy the requirements of this section by providing an employee a one-time bonus payment during the 2026-2027 school year in an amount equal to the difference between the compensation earned by the employee during the 2025-2026 school year and the compensation the employee should have received during that school year if the district had complied with Subsection (c).
(c-6) In calculating the difference between a school district's funding under this chapter per student in average daily attendance for the current school year and the preceding school year for purposes of Subsection (c), the agency may not include the amounts to which the district is entitled under Section 48.115 or 48.284.
(10) On page 25, line 4, strike "Section 48.105(a), Education Code, is" and substitute "Sections 48.105(a) and (b), Education Code, are".
(11) On page 25, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
(b) At least 55 percent of the funds allocated under this section must be used in providing bilingual education or special language programs under Subchapter B, Chapter 29. A district's bilingual education or special language allocation may be used only for program and student evaluation, instructional materials and equipment, staff development, supplemental staff expenses, salaries [salary supplements] for teachers, incremental costs associated with providing smaller class sizes, and other supplies required for quality instruction.
(12) Strike page 29, line 23, through page 31, line 13.
(13) On page 36, line 15, strike "For" and substitute "Beginning with".
(14) On page 36, lines 17 and 18, strike "under Chapter 46, this chapter, and Chapter 49" and substitute "per student in weighted average daily attendance under this chapter and Chapter 49".
(15) On page 36, lines 20 through 22, strike "that would have been available to the district for the 2025-2026 school year under Chapter 46, this chapter, and Chapter 49" and substitute "per student in weighted average daily attendance that would have been available to the district for the 2025-2026 school year under this chapter and Chapter 49".
(16) Strike page 36, lines 24 through 27, and substitute the following:
(2) $200.
(17) Strike page 37, line 1, through page 38, line 12, and substitute the following:
(b) The amount of additional state aid to which a district is entitled under this section shall be calculated only after all other funding to which the district is entitled under this chapter and Chapter 49 has been calculated.
(c) For purposes of calculating the amount of additional state aid to which a district is entitled under this section, the agency shall:
(1) for the 2025-2026 school year, use the same values for formula funding adjustments under this chapter and Chapter 49, as those chapters existed on September 1, 2024, that the agency used during that school year; and
(2) for a school year after the 2025-2026 school year, exclude any formula funding adjustments under this chapter and Chapter 49, as those chapters existed on September 1, 2024, that are expired or do not apply to the district for a school year following the 2025-2026 school year as provided by this chapter and Chapter 49, as those chapters existed on September 1, 2024.
(d) The agency shall notify the Legislative Budget Board as soon as practicable after the agency determines that no school districts qualify for additional state aid under this section.
(18) Strike page 39, lines 12 through 15, and substitute the following:
attendance of a school district that qualifies for, or an open-enrollment charter school that if the school were a school district would qualify for, an allotment under Section 48.101 is the district's or school's average daily attendance multiplied by the sum of one and:
(1) for a school district, the district's annual allotment per student in average daily attendance under that section divided by the basic allotment; or
(2) for an open-enrollment charter school, the school's allotment determined per student in average daily attendance under Section 12.106(a-2) divided by the basic allotment.
(19) On page 39, strike lines 16 and 17 and substitute the following appropriately numbered section:
SECTION 1.____. Sections 12.1058(e) and 12.106(a-4), Education Code, are repealed.
(20) On page 40, line 3, strike "2026" and substitute "2027".
(21) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 1 of the bill:
SECTION 1.____. Section 48.115(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a school district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the sum of the following amounts or a greater amount provided by appropriation:
(1) $10 for each student in average daily attendance, plus $1 for each student in average daily attendance per every $50 by which the district's maximum basic allotment under Section 48.051 exceeds $6,555 [$6,160], prorated as necessary; and
(2) $15,000 per campus.
(22) On page 80, line 26, strike "AND STAFF" and substitute ", STAFF, AND OTHER PERSONNEL".
(23) On page 81, lines 1 and 2, strike "and open-enrollment charter schools" and substitute ", open-enrollment charter schools, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, juvenile boards, and juvenile probation departments".
(24) On page 81, line 6, strike "or".
(25) On page 81, line 8, between "12.1014," and "is eligible", insert "the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile board, or a juvenile probation department".
(26) On page 81, line 9, strike "or school" and substitute ", school, department, or board".
(27) On page 81, line 16, strike "and administrators", and substitute ", administrators, and other relevant personnel".
(28) On page 81, line 27 and page 82, line 1, strike "to a school district or open-enrollment charter school".
(29) On page 82, line 2, strike "district or charter school" and substitute "grant recipient".
(30) Renumber SECTIONS of ARTICLE 1 accordingly.
(31) On page 41, lines 14 and 15, strike "classroom teacher" and substitute "teacher of record".
(32) On page 41, lines 17 and 23, strike "issued" and substitute "required".
(33) On page 53, line 2, between "on" and "maximizing", insert "providing a free appropriate public education and".
(34) On page 127, line 22, strike "Sections 29.018(c), (d), and (e)" and substitute "Section 29.018(c)".
(35) On page 128, line 13, strike "Section 29.008" and substitute "Sections 21.3521 and 29.008".
(36) On page 128, line 16, strike "Subsection (b)" and substitute "Subsections (b) and (c)".
(37) On page 128, immediately following line 24, add the following:
(c) The changes made by this Act to Sections 48.104, 48.105, and 48.112, Education Code, take effect September 1, 2026.
Amendment No. 2
Representatives Bernal, Bhojani, Buckley, Kerwin, Leach, and R. Lopez offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 1:
Amend Amendment No. 1 by Buckley to CSHB 2 by adding the following appropriately numbered item to the amendment:
(____) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 1 of the bill:
SECTION 1.____. Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 48.1042 to read as follows:
Sec. 48.1042. DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ALLOTMENT AND EARLY EDUCATION ALLOTMENT MONEY. (a) This section applies only to money to which a school district is entitled under:
(1) Section 48.104; or
(2) Section 48.108 for students in prekindergarten.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, instead of providing money to which this section applies to school districts in accordance with Sections 48.104 and 48.108, the commissioner shall distribute that money as follows:
(1) provide to each school district that operates a full-day program under Section 29.153(c), funding under this chapter based on one-half of the average daily attendance calculated under Section 48.005 for each student in that program; and
(2) if any amount remains after distributing money under Subdivision (1), provide to each school district an amount that is proportional to the district's entitlement under Section 48.104.
Amendment No. 3
Representative Schoolcraft offered the following substitute amendment for Amendment No. 2:
Substitute the following for the Bernal Amendment to the amendment:
Amend Amendment No. 1 by Buckley to CSHB 2 by adding the following text to the amendment:
(1) On page 9, line 26, strike "Section 28.0211(a-1), Education Code, is" and substitute "Sections 28.0211(a-1) and (a-4), Education Code, are".
(2) On page 10, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
(a-4) If a district receives funding under Section 29.0881 [or 48.104], the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div. M, Pub. L. No. 116-260), or the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2), then supplemental instruction provided by a school district under Subsection (a-1)(2) must:
(1) include targeted instruction in the essential knowledge and skills for the applicable grade levels and subject area;
(2) be provided in addition to instruction normally provided to students in the grade level in which the student is enrolled;
(3) be provided during the subsequent summer or school year:
(A) to each student for no less than:
(i) 15 hours; or
(ii) 30 hours for a student whose performance on the applicable assessment instrument was significantly below satisfactory, as defined by commissioner rule; and
(B) unless the instruction is provided to a student fully during summer, no less than once per week during the school year, except as otherwise provided by commissioner rule to account for school holidays or shortened school weeks;
(4) be designed to assist the student in achieving satisfactory performance in the applicable grade level and subject area;
(5) include effective instructional materials designed for supplemental instruction;
(6) be provided to a student individually or in a group of no more than four students, unless the parent or guardian of each student in the group authorizes a larger group;
(7) be provided by a person with training in the applicable instructional materials for the supplemental instruction and under the oversight of the school district; and
(8) to the extent possible, be provided by one person for the entirety of the student's supplemental instruction period.
(3) On page 20, strike "$6,500" and substitute "$7,604" in each of the following places it appears:
(A) line 23; and
(B) line 25.
(4) Strike page 24, line 10 through page 25, line 3.
(5) On page 25, line 19, strike "Section 48.108(a), Education Code, is" and substitute "Sections 48.108(a) and (d), Education Code, are".
(6) On page 26, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following:
(d) A school district may receive funding for a student under this section and under Section [Sections 48.104 and] 48.105[, as applicable,] if the student satisfies the requirements of each applicable section.
(7) On page 26, lines 24 through 26, strike "of the point value assigned to each student at a district campus under Subsection (e)" and substitute "daily attendance [of the point value assigned to each student] at a district campus [under Subsection (e)]".
(8) On page 39, line 16, between "12.106(a-4)," and "and", insert "12.263(d), 29.044(b), 29.089(b), 29.918, 48.104, 48.1041, 48.109(e), 48.112(e), (f), and (j),".
(9) On page 48, strike lines 22 through 25 and substitute the following:
(b) The high needs and rural factor is 4.0.
(10) On page 49, strike lines 1 through 6 and substitute "this section.".
(11) On page 50, line 21, strike "48.104," and substitute "[48.104,]".
(12) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to Article 1 of the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION 1.____. Section 29.081(b-2), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b-2) A district that is required to provide accelerated instruction under Subsection (b-1) shall separately budget sufficient funds[, including funds under Section 48.104,] for that purpose.
SECTION 1.____. Section 29.082(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) A school district [may set aside an amount from the district's allotment under Section 48.104 or] may apply to the agency for funding of an extended year program for a period not to exceed 30 instructional days for students in:
(1) kindergarten through grade 11 who are identified as likely not to be promoted to the next grade level for the succeeding school year; or
(2) grade 12 who are identified as likely not to graduate from high school before the beginning of the succeeding school year.
(Landgraf in the chair)
Amendment No. 3 failed of adoption by (Record 226): 25 Yeas, 121 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Cain; Cook; Dorazio; Harrison; Hayes; Holt; Hopper; LaHood; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McLaughlin; Money; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Olcott; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Tinderholt; Toth.
Nays — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent — Cole; Virdell.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 226 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Virdell
REASON FOR VOTE
Representatives Vasut, Alders, Shofner, Swanson, Leo Wilson, Troxclair, Oliverson, Paul, Isaac, Harris Davila, Harris, Slawson, and Spiller submitted the following reason for vote to be printed in the journal:
We agree with Representative Schoolcraft that the current school finance system is too complex. However, without runs showing how his amendment would impact our school districts (positively or negatively), we cannot support it at this time. We look forward to working with him on this issue over the interim.
Amendment No. 2 was adopted by (Record 227): 128 Yeas, 18 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain; Harrison; Holt; Hopper; Little; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McLaughlin; Money; Olcott; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent — Cole; Virdell.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 227 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Pierson
When Record No. 227 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Virdell
Amendment No. 4
Representative Buckley offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 1:
Amend Amendment No. 1 by Buckley to CSHB 2 as follows:
(1) In Item (1) of the amendment, on page 1, line 3, strike "and (e-1)" and substitute "(e-1), and (e-2)".
(2) In Item (3) of the amendment, on page 1, line 19, strike "line 15" and substitute "line 9".
(3) In Item (3) of the amendment, on page 2, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
(e-2) A charter holder is entitled to received funding under
Amendment No. 4 was adopted by (Record 228): 145 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent — Cole; Morales Shaw; Phelan.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 228 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Morales Shaw
Amendment No. 1, as amended, was adopted by (Record 229): 144 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent — Cole; Phelan; Thompson; Virdell.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 229 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Thompson
When Record No. 229 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Virdell
LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following members were granted leaves of absence temporarily for today to attend a meeting of the Committee on State Affairs:
Darby on motion of Patterson.
Geren on motion of Patterson.
Hull on motion of Patterson.
King on motion of Patterson.
McQueeney on motion of Patterson.
Smithee on motion of Patterson.
Thompson on motion of Patterson.
(Speaker in the chair)
The following member was granted leave of absence temporarily for today to attend a meeting of the Committee on State Affairs:
Metcalf on motion of Patterson.
CSHB 2 - (consideration continued)
Amendment No. 5
Representative Olcott offered the following amendment to CSHB 2:
Amend CSHB 2 (house committee printing) on page 21, line 10, by striking "40" and substituting "60".
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 5.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 230): 113 Yeas, 21 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Cain; Guerra; Harrison; Hopper; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Olcott; Pierson; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Schatzline; Schofield; Tinderholt; Toth; Virdell.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Darby; Geren; Hull; King; McQueeney; Metcalf; Smithee; Thompson.
Absent — Allen; Cole; Holt; Lozano; Paul; Phelan; Wu.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 230 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Allen
When Record No. 230 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Lozano
When Record No. 230 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Paul
Amendment No. 6
Representative Cain offered the following amendment to CSHB 2:
Amend CSHB 2 (house committee report) on page 22, strike lines 12 through 21, and substitute the following:
(1) the board of trustees of the school district at which the employee is employed:
(A) [(1)] complies with Sections 21.4021, 21.4022, and 21.4032 in reducing the employee's salary; and
(B) [(2)] has adopted a resolution declaring a financial exigency for the district under Section 44.011;
(2) the school district evaluates the employee's performance and the employee's performance rating is lower than the employee's performance rating during the school year in which the requirement under Subsection (c) applied; or
(3) the school district deducts or withholds, or contracts to deduct or withhold, from an employee's salary or wages payment of membership fees or dues to a labor organization or other similar entity, including a trade union, labor union, employees' association, or professional organization.
Amendment No. 6 - Point of Order
Representative Moody raised a point of order against further consideration of Amendment No. 6 under Rule 11, Section 2, of the House Rules on the grounds that the amendment is not germane.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence temporarily for today to attend a meeting of the Committee on State Affairs:
Phelan on motion of Landgraf.
HOUSE AT EASE
At 1:21 p.m., the chair announced that the house would stand at ease.
The chair called the house to order at 2 p.m.
(Hull, King, McQueeney, Metcalf, Phelan, and Thompson now present)
CSHB 2 - (consideration continued)
Amendment No. 6 - Point of Order Disposition
The point of order was withdrawn.
Amendment No. 6 was withdrawn.
Amendment No. 7
On behalf of Representative King, Representative Ashby offered the following amendment to CSHB 2:
Amend CSHB 2 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 29, line 5, between "amended" and "to", insert "by amending Subsection (a-1) and adding Subsection (e-2)".
(2) On page 29, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following:
(e-2) For purposes of this section, the total amount of maintenance and operations taxes collected by a school district not required to reduce its local revenue level under Section 48.257 includes the amount of tax revenue received from a county-wide equalization tax.
Amendment No. 7 was adopted by (Record 231): 140 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Darby; Geren; Smithee.
Absent — Bryant; Cole; Gervin-Hawkins; Morales, C.; Rose; Wu.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 231 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Goodwin
(Darby, Geren, and Smithee now present)
Amendment No. 8
Representative Thompson offered the following amendment to CSHB 2:
Amend CSHB 2 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to Article 1 of the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of that article accordingly:
SECTION 1.____. Section 38.312, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 38.312. EXPIRATION. The task force is abolished and this subchapter expires December 1, 2031 [2025].
Amendment No. 8 was adopted by (Record 232): 132 Yeas, 14 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain; Hayes; Hopper; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Bryant; Cole; Harrison.
Amendment No. 9
Representatives Guillen, Darby, Harless, Landgraf, J. Lopez, McLaughlin, Meyer, E. Morales, and Virdell offered the following amendment to CSHB 2:
Amend CSHB 2 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to Article 1 of the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of Article 1 accordingly:
SECTION 1.____. Section 39.082(c), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) The system may not include an indicator under Subsection (b) or any other performance measure that:
(1) requires a school district to spend at least 65 percent or any other specified percentage of district operating funds for instructional purposes; [or]
(2) lowers the financial management performance rating of a school district for failure to spend at least 65 percent or any other specified percentage of district operating funds for instructional purposes; or
(3) for a school district required to reduce its local revenue level under Section 48.257, includes in determining the district's ratio of assets to liabilities any amount required to be expended by the district to comply with Chapter 49.
Amendment No. 9 was adopted by (Record 233): 146 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Lowe.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Bryant; Cole.
Amendment No. 10
Representatives Schofield, DeAyala, Hull, Morales Shaw, Oliverson, Rosenthal, and Harless offered the following amendment to CSHB 2:
Amend CSHB 2 (house committee report) as follows:
Add a new section, appropriately numbered to read as follows:
SECTION ____. Section 403.302(d), Government Code, as effective until January 1, 2027, is amended to read as follows:
(d) For the purposes of this section, "taxable value" means the market value of all taxable property less:
(1) the total dollar amount of any residence homestead exemptions lawfully granted under Section 11.13(b) or (c), Tax Code, in the year that is the subject of the study for each school district;
(2) [one-half of] sixty percent the total dollar amount of any residence homestead exemptions granted under Section 11.13(n), Tax Code, in the year that is the subject of the study for each school district;
(3) the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted before May 31, 1993, within a reinvestment zone under agreements authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code;
Amendment No. 10 - Point of Order
Representative Martinez Fischer raised a point of order against further consideration of Amendment No. 10 under Rule 11, Section 2, of the House Rules on the grounds that the amendment is not germane. The point of order was withdrawn.
Amendment No. 10 was withdrawn.
Amendment No. 11
Representative M. González offered the following amendment to CSHB 2:
Amend CSHB 2 (house committee report) on page 60 by striking lines 9 through 23 and substituting the following:
Sec. 29.0056. INFORMATION ON COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTS AND RESIDENTIAL OPTIONS. (a) In this section, "state supported living center" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code.
(b) The Health and Human Services Commission, in collaboration with the agency and stakeholders, shall develop and provide to the agency materials regarding residential options and supports for children who may qualify for home and community-based supports or a residential placement. The agency shall make the materials developed under this subsection available to school districts.
(c) The materials must include information regarding:
(1) the local intellectual and developmental disability authority; and
(2) community-based supports and residential options, including:
(A) the following waiver programs established under Section 1915(c), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n(c)):
(i) the youth empowerment services program;
(ii) the home and community-based services program;
(iii) the Texas home living program;
(iv) the community living assistance and support services program; and
(v) the deaf-blind with multiple disabilities program;
(B) the Medicaid program serving individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability who receive care in intermediate care facilities other than a state supported living center; and
(C) state supported living centers.
(d) A school district shall include the materials developed under Subsection (b) in the notice of procedural safeguards under 20 U.S.C. Section 1415(b).
Amendment No. 11 was adopted by (Record 234): 124 Yeas, 16 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Cain; Harrison; Hayes; Hopper; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Olcott; Schatzline; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Virdell.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Bernal; Cole; Davis, Y.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Louderback; Lozano; Morgan; Reynolds.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 234 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Louderback
When Record No. 234 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Lozano
When Record No. 234 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Pierson
(Leach in the chair)
Amendment No. 12
Representative Bryant offered the following amendment to CSHB 2:
Amend CSHB 2 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 20, strike lines 12 through 14, and substitute the following:
SECTION 1.17. Section 48.051, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a), (c), and (c-1) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (c-3) to read as follows:
(2) On page 20, line 15, strike "For" and substitute "Subject to adjustment under Subsection (a-1), for [For]".
(3) On page 21, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
(a-1) Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, the basic allotment provided to a district under Subsection (a) or (b) is adjusted annually to increase the allotment by the amount that results from applying the average annual inflation rate for the preceding five years, if that rate is greater than zero, as determined by the comptroller on the basis of changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, to the allotment for the preceding school year.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 12.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 235): 88 Yeas, 58 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Anchía; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Leach(C).
Absent — Cole; Darby.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 235 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Allen
When Record No. 235 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Darby
Amendment No. 13
Representative Bryant offered the following amendment to CSHB 2:
Amend CSHB 2 (house committee report) on page 20 as follows:
(1) On line 23, strike "$6,500" and substitute "$8,950".
(2) On line 25, strike "$6,500" and substitute "$8,950".
Amendment No. 13 was withdrawn.
Amendment No. 14
Representative Bryant offered the following amendment to CSHB 2:
Amend CSHB 2 (house committee report) on page 20 as follows:
(1) On line 23, strike "$6,500" and substitute "$7,540".
(2) On line 25, strike "$6,500" and substitute "$7,540".
(Speaker in the chair)
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 14.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 236): 87 Yeas, 59 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Simmons.
Absent — Cole; Dutton.
Amendment No. 15
Representative Bryant offered the following amendment to CSHB 2:
Amend CSHB 2 (house committee report) on page 21, line 27, through page 22, line 1, by striking "may be used as determined by the district" and substituting "must [may] be used [as determined by the district]".
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 15.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 237): 79 Yeas, 63 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lowe; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Tinderholt; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Anchía.
Absent — Bell, K.; Bernal; Button; Cole; Dutton; King.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 237 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Lowe
Amendment No. 16
Representative Bryant offered the following amendment to CSHB 2:
Amend CSHB 2 (house committee report) on page 41 as follows:
(1) On line 14, between "district" and "may", insert "or open-enrollment charter school".
(2) On line 19, between "district" and "may", insert "or open-enrollment charter school".
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 16.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 238): 89 Yeas, 52 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Manuel.
Absent — Bernal; Bucy; Campos; Cole; Garcia, J.; Gates; Lopez, J.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 238 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Campos
When Record No. 238 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
J. Garcia
When Record No. 238 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Gates
When Record No. 238 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes.
Manuel
Amendment No. 17
Representative Bryant offered the following amendment to CSHB 2:
Amend CSHB 2 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 1 of the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the ARTICLE accordingly:
SECTION 1.____. Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 12.10561 to read as follows:
Sec. 12.10561. USE OF STATE MONEY ON CERTAIN SETTLEMENT AND LAWSUIT EXPENDITURES PROHIBITED. The governing body of a charter holder or open-enrollment charter school may not use money provided under Section 12.106 to pay the amount of any settlement agreement reached by the parties or any fee or fine imposed by a court in an action or proceeding brought by or against the charter holder or school.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 17.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 239): 85 Yeas, 54 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Anchía; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Ashby; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Lambert; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Bernal; Bucy; Cole; Dutton; Guillen; Longoria; Louderback; Money; Morales Shaw; Talarico.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 239 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Lozano
CSHB 2, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 240): 144 Yeas, 4 Nays, 0 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Mr. Speaker(C); Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Harrison; Lowe; Money; Olcott.
Absent — Cole; Garcia, J.
REASON FOR VOTE
Representatives Money and Olcott submitted the following reason for vote to be printed in the journal:
The current rigid, top-down school finance structure favors administrators and special interests at the expense of students, teachers, and taxpayers. We supported amendments to address these shortcomings but were ultimately unable to support adding an additional $8 billion to the current system.
CSHB 2000 ON SECOND READING
(by Ashby, Holt, Bumgarner, J. González, et al.)
CSHB 2000, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.
CSHB 2000 was passed to engrossment by (Record 241): 148 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole.
POSTPONED BUSINESS
The following bills were laid before the house as postponed business:
CSSB 2 ON SECOND READING
(Buckley, et al. - House Sponsors)
CSSB 2, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.
CSSB 2 was read second time earlier today and was postponed until this time.
(Harris in the chair)
REMARKS ORDERED PRINTED
Representative Troxclair moved to print remarks between Representative Buckley and Representatives Frank, Harris Davila, Hickland, Pierson, Romero, Anchía, Reynolds, and Troxclair on CSSB 2.
The motion prevailed. [The text of the debate was not available at the time of printing.]
Amendment No. 1
Representatives Buckley, Bonnen, and Leach offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 2, line 14, between "establish" and "a", insert "and administer".
(2) On page 2, line 16, between "program" and the underlined period, insert the following:
and has the authority to:
(1) execute contracts, agreements, and other instruments for goods and services;
(2) engage the services of private consultants, actuaries, trustees, records administrators, managers, and legal counsel for administrative and technical assistance; and
(3) perform any duty assigned to a certified educational assistance organization under this subchapter
(3) On page 3, line 18, strike "the 2026-2027" and substitute "each".
(4) On page 3, lines 25 and 26, strike "This subsection expires September 1, 2027.".
(5) On page 7, line 12, between "25.001" and the underlined semicolon, insert ", including if the child is a child of a parent who is an active duty member of the United States armed forces".
(6) On page 7, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
(a-1) A child's parent may establish proof of the child's residency in this state for purposes of verifying the child's eligibility to participate in the program under Subsection (a)(2) by submitting any of the following documents in the parent's name:
(1) a utility bill;
(2) a lease agreement or mortgage statement;
(3) a driver's license or state ID;
(4) a voter registration certificate;
(5) a letter from a government agency; or
(6) a notarized affidavit of residency.
(7) On page 13 as follows:
(A) on line 12, strike "and".
(B) on line 16, immediately following the underlined semicolon, add the following:
and
(C) the school has continuously operated a campus for at least two school years preceding the date the school seeks approval under this section;
(8) On page 23, lines 19 and 20, strike "Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or other law, if" and substitute "If".
(9) On page 23, line 24, between "receive" and "an", insert ", in addition to other funding to which the district or school is entitled to receive for the child,".
(10) On page 25, line 14, strike "quarterly".
(11) On page 25, lines 15-16, strike "in equal amounts on or before the first day of July, October, January, and April." and substitute the following:
as follows:
(1) not later than July 1, at least one-quarter of the total annual amount;
(2) not later than October 1, one-half of the total annual amount; and
(3) not later than April 1, the total remaining amount after the transfers under Subdivisions (1) and (2).
(12) On page 28, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
(d) The state auditor shall audit each certified educational assistance organization's compliance with the organization's duties to verify a child's eligibility to participate in the program under Section 29.355 and verify that a request for payment is for an approved expense under Section 29.360(c). Each organization shall submit to the state auditor documentation of:
(1) each item of residency documentation described by Section 29.355(a-1) reviewed by the organization;
(2) each preapproved education-related expense category reviewed by the organization under Section 29.360(c);
(3) the number of transactions approved by the organization; and
(4) the number of transactions denied by the organization.
(e) The state auditor may review and analyze individual transactions approved by a certified educational assistance organization.
(f) The state auditor shall randomly select 10 percent of program applications on which to perform an eligibility verification audit.
(g) Each education service provider shall provide to the state auditor proof of a third-party audit or financial review consistent with the provider's accreditation commission standards.
(13) On page 29, strike line 9 and substitute "applicable law if".
(14) On page 34, line 8, strike "and".
(15) On page 34, line 26, between "Guard" and the underlined period, insert the following:
; and
(9) the dropout rate, expulsion rate, and graduation rate of participating children who are children with a disability, both aggregated and disaggregated by the child's:
(A) grade level;
(B) age;
(C) sex;
(D) race or ethnicity; and
(E) category under Section 29.356(b)
(16) On page 35, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
(e) The comptroller shall provide the report, including assessment data, to the commissioner.
(f) The state auditor shall review and verify the validity of the contents of the comptroller's annual report required under this section. If the state auditor finds any discrepancies in the report, the state auditor may collect the data necessary to verify and audit the data from the comptroller, the applicable certified educational assistance organizations, and the applicable education service providers and vendors of educational products.
(17) On page 40, between lines 24 and 25, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection:
(____) The attorney general shall represent the state in any legal action brought that challenges the constitutionality or validity of all or any part of Subchapter J, Chapter 29, Education Code, as added by this Act.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted by (Record 242): 145 Yeas, 1 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Harrison.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent — Anchía; Cole.
(Speaker in the chair)
Amendment No. 2
Representative Dutton offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 7, line 9, strike "and".
(2) On page 7, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following appropriately numbered subdivision and renumber subsequent subdivisions accordingly:
(____) the child is a member of a household with a total annual income that is below 500 percent of the federal poverty guidelines; and
(3) On page 9, strike lines 1 through 3 and substitute the following:
(A) children with a disability;
(4) On page 9, at the end of line 6, insert "and".
(5) On page 9, strike lines 10 through 13 and substitute "guidelines.".
(6) Strike page 21, line 20, through page 22, line 9, substitute the following, and reletter subsections and references to those subsections accordingly:
(1) for a child who is a member of a household with a total annual income that is at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, the greater of:
(A) $10,000; or
(B) the cost of the child's tuition at a private school, not to exceed $30,000;
(2) for a child who is a member of a household with a total annual income that is above 200 percent but below 300 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, $10,000;
(3) for a child who is a member of a household with a total annual income that is at or above 300 percent but below 400 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, $7,500; and
(4) for a child who is a member of a household with a total annual income that is at or above 400 percent but below 500 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, $5,000.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 2.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 243): 91 Yeas, 47 Nays, 7 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, C.; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Romero; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Bhojani; Bowers; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Rose; Talarico; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Anchía; Garcia Hernandez; Rosenthal; Turner; Wu; Zwiener.
Absent — Bernal; Cole; Hinojosa; Longoria; Plesa.
ADDRESS BY REPRESENTATIVE J. GARCIA
Representative J. Garcia addressed the house, speaking as follows:
Today, while we are in this body on this floor advocating for school finance, advocating for school vouchers, we had a group of students walk out of a school in my district––eight of them. Seven of them brutally beat another student and then shot and killed him. This happened at 2 p.m. today. A fourteen-year-old child. What's even worse is that this is the second time this week, because just in Dallas, the same thing happened. Whose fault is it? Whose fault is it? Is it our fault? Is it our fault because we didn't raise the age? Is it our fault because we have open carry? Is it our fault because we don't pay our teachers enough? Is it our fault because we don't have enough mental health in schools? A family is suffering tonight because their child went to school today and was murdered by his classmates. We have to be proactive. This is one too many, y'all. One too many. It keeps happening every day, every day, every day in the State of Texas. I ask you all: Can we please, please make good policy that is legitimately going to save our children? We need resources. We don't need an $8 billion voucher. We really don't. What we need is protection in our schools. What we need is fully funding the education of our students. What we need is to make sure that every unfunded mandate, like putting officers in all the schools, is fully funded. This is what we need from this body. So as we carry on the rest of today, I ask that we do so with honor and with respect as we share our deepest condolences with the families of these children.
REMARKS ORDERED PRINTED
Representative Rodríguez Ramos moved to print remarks by Representative J. Garcia.
The motion prevailed.
CSSB 2 - (consideration continued)
Amendment No. 3
Representative Talarico offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) on page 41 by striking lines 11 through 15 and substituting the following appropriately numbered sections:
SECTION ____. (a) At the general election to be held on November 4, 2025, the voters shall be permitted to vote in a statewide referendum on the question of whether the state should establish an education savings account program as provided by this Act.
(b) Notice of the election shall be given by inclusion of the proposition in the proclamation by the governor ordering an election on any proposed constitutional amendment to the state constitution and in the notice of that election given by each county judge, or, if no constitutional amendment is proposed, the governor shall order and each county judge shall give notice for an election proposing the referendum required by this section.
(c) The proposition shall be printed on the ballot above any proposed constitutional amendment under the heading: "Referendum Proposition."
(d) The ballot for the referendum shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Should the state establish an education savings account program to provide parents of eligible children money originating from the taxpayers in this state for the purposes of providing primary or secondary education to the parents' children through private schools, home schools, or other private education services?"
(e) Returns of the votes cast on the proposition shall be made and canvassed in the same manner as the returns on a proposed constitutional amendment.
(f) Immediately after the governor certifies the results of the election, the secretary of state shall transmit a copy of the certification to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and each member of the legislature.
SECTION ____. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026, but only if a majority of the votes cast in the statewide referendum under this Act are in favor of the state establishing an education savings account program. If that ballot proposition is not approved by the voters, this Act has no effect.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 3.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 244): 86 Yeas, 62 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole.
Amendment No. 4
Representative Turner offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) by striking the enacting clause (page 1, line 4).
(Harris in the chair)
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 4.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 245): 85 Yeas, 60 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent — Cole; Lopez, J.; Rose.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 245 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
J. Lopez
REMARKS ORDERED PRINTED
Representative Martinez Fischer moved to print all remarks on Amendment No. 3 on CSSB 2.
The motion prevailed. [The text of the debate was not available at the time of printing.]
Representatives Troxclair and Flores moved to print all remarks on Amendment No. 4 on CSSB 2.
The motion prevailed. [The text of the debate was not available at the time of printing.]
Amendment No. 5
Representative Plesa offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) on page 3 by striking lines 13 through 16 and substituting the following:
(c-1) Notwithstanding any other law, for a state fiscal biennium, the amount spent for purposes of the program may not exceed $1 billion.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 5.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence temporarily for today because of important committee business:
Geren on motion of Bonnen.
CSSB 2 - (consideration continued)
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 246): 85 Yeas, 59 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bucy; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Geren.
Absent — Campos; Cole; McLaughlin.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 246 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
McLaughlin
Amendment No. 6
Representative Simmons offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) in SECTION 2 of the substitute, between added Section 29.3521, Education Code, and added Section 29.353, Education Code (page 3, between lines 26 and 27), by inserting the following:
Sec. 29.3522. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURE OF APPROPRIATED MONEY. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the comptroller may not spend money appropriated for purposes of the program for a state fiscal year unless the comptroller determines that for that fiscal year:
(1) the annual average base salary of an educator employed by a public school in this state is at least equal to the annual average base salary of a certified public school educator in at least 95 percent of the states; and
(2) the amount of state and local funding per student in average daily attendance statewide under the Foundation School Program is at least equal to the average amount of public school funding per student in at least 95 percent of the states.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 6.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 247): 85 Yeas, 59 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Geren.
Absent — Campos; Cole; Garcia, J.
Amendment No. 7
Representative Simmons offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) Strike page 2, line 19, through page 3, line 26, and renumber subsequent sections and cross-references to those sections accordingly.
(2) On page 4, strike lines 4 through 11 and substitute the following:
(1) gifts, grants, and donations received under Section 29.370; and
(2) money returned to the comptroller under this subchapter for deposit into the program fund.
(3) On page 25:
(A) On line 18, strike "appropriated for purposes of this subchapter" and substitute "in the program fund".
(B) On line 23, strike "appropriated for purposes of the program" and substitute "in the program fund".
(4) On page 33, lines 14 and 15, strike "public or".
(5) On page 38:
(A) On line 21, strike "(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section,".
(B) Strike lines 24 through 26.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 7.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 248): 85 Yeas, 58 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Geren.
Absent — Bowers; Campos; Cole; Garcia, J.
Amendment No. 8
Representative Martinez Fischer offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) on page 3, line 12, between "biennium" and the underlined period by inserting "and may not exceed the greater of the total amounts appropriated by the legislature for a fiscal year of the fiscal biennium for the purposes of funding public schools"
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 8.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 249): 85 Yeas, 59 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Geren.
Absent — Campos; Cole; Garcia, J.
Amendment No. 9
Representative Howard offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) on page 3, between lines 26 and 27, by inserting the following appropriately lettered subsection:
(____) If for any state fiscal biennium the amount of money appropriated for the Foundation School Program is less than the amount of money required to fully fund the Foundation School Program for that biennium, as determined by the commissioner, the comptroller shall transfer money appropriated for purposes of the program under this subchapter for that biennium to the foundation school fund in an amount equal to the lesser of:
(1) the difference between the amount required to fully fund the Foundation School Program for the biennium and the amount appropriated for the Foundation School Program for that biennium; or
(2) the amount of money appropriated for the program.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 9.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 250): 85 Yeas, 61 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Geren.
Absent — Cole.
Amendment No. 10
Representative Garcia Hernandez offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) on page 4, between lines 11 and 12, by inserting the following appropriately lettered subsection and relettering subsequent subsections and cross-references to those subsections accordingly:
(____) Payments made by school districts under Section 49.154 for the purchase of attendance credits under Subchapter D, Chapter 49, may not be transferred to the program fund.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 10.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 251): 85 Yeas, 61 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Geren.
Absent — Cole.
Amendment No. 11
Representative Rodríguez Ramos offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) in SECTION 2 of the bill by striking Section 29.3535, Education Code (page 4, lines 14 through 20), and substituting the following:
Sec. 29.3535. PROHIBITED PROMOTION OF PROGRAM. Notwithstanding any other law, the comptroller or any employee of the comptroller may not use program money, enter into a contract or agreement, or engage in marketing, advertising, or other activities to promote, market, or advertise the development or use of the program.
(Speaker in the chair)
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 11.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 252): 86 Yeas, 61 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Geren.
Absent — Cole.
Amendment No. 12
Representative Howard offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 4, strike lines 3 through 11, and substitute the following:
(b) The fund is composed of money appropriated to the fund under the General Appropriations Act.
(2) On page 33, strike lines 13 through 17.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 12.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 253): 84 Yeas, 59 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Geren.
Absent — Barry; Campos; Cole; Garcia, J.; Wharton.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 253 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Wharton
Amendment No. 13
Representative Walle offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 7, line 9, strike "and".
(2) Between lines 9 and 10, insert the following appropriately numbered subdivision and renumber subsequent subdivisions accordingly:
(____) the child is a member of a household with a total annual income that is at or below 85 percent of the state median income.
(3) On page 8, between "(2)" and "within", insert "subject to the income eligibility requirement under Section 29.355(a)".
(Landgraf in the chair)
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 13.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 254): 83 Yeas, 57 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Geren.
Absent — Campos; Cole; Davis, Y.; Garcia, J.; Jones, V.; McQueeney; Morgan.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 254 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
McQueeney
When Record No. 254 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Morgan
Amendment No. 14
Representative Bucy offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 7, strike lines 10-15 and substitute the following:
(2) the child is:
(A) eligible to:
(i) attend a school district or open-enrollment charter school under Section 25.001; or
(ii) enroll in a school district's or open-enrollment charter school's prekindergarten program under Section 29.153; and
(B) a member of a household with a total annual income that is below 500 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.
(2) On page 9, line 6, immediately following the underlined semicolon, insert "and".
(3) On page 9, line 10, strike "; and" and substitute an underlined period.
(4) On page 9, strike lines 11 through 13.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 14.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 255): 84 Yeas, 60 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Geren.
Absent — Anchía; Cole; Hunter.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 255 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.
Anchía
When Record No. 255 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Hunter
Amendment No. 15
Representative Wu offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) on page 8, between lines 5 and 6, by inserting the following appropriately lettered subsection:
(____) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or (b), a child is not eligible to participate in the program during the period in which the child's parent is a state representative, state senator, or statewide elected official.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 15.
(Speaker in the chair)
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 256): 85 Yeas, 60 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Lozano.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Geren.
Absent — Cole; Jones, V.
HOUSE AT EASE
At 8:38 p.m., the chair announced that the house would stand at ease.
The chair called the house to order at 9:28 p.m.
CSSB 2 - (consideration continued)
CSSB 2 - POINT OF ORDER
Representative Romero raised a point of order against further consideration of CSSB 2 under Rule 4, Section 41, and Rule 11, Section 2, of the House Rules on the grounds that the committee substitute is not germane to the original measure.
(Geren now present)
The point of order was withdrawn.
Amendment No. 16
Representative Gámez offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 13, line 12, strike "and".
(2) On page 13, line 16, between "Chapter 39" and the underlined semicolon, insert:
; and
(C) compliance with federal laws regarding the provision of educational services to a child with a disability, including:
(i) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.);
(ii) Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. Section 12131 et seq.); and
(iii) Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794);
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 16.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 257): 87 Yeas, 57 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Martinez; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Anchía; Cole; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 257 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Anchía
Amendment No. 17
Representative Collier offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 11, line 23, strike "and".
(2) On page 12, line 8, between "29.153" and the underlined comma, insert the following:
;
(5) seek and exhaust financial assistance, including scholarships and grants and other than money provided under this subchapter, available to the child; and
(6) provide to the program participant's certified educational assistance organization an estimate of the difference between the amount of tuition and fees charged by the participating child's education service provider and the amount of financial assistance available to the child
(3) On page 22, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent subsections accordingly:
(____) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the amount transferred to the account of a participating child each year may not exceed the amount of the child's estimated financial need identified under Section 29.357(a)(6).
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 17.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 258): 87 Yeas, 59 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Manuel; Martinez; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer.
Amendment No. 18
Representative Hinojosa offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) on page 13, lines 14 and 15, by striking "a nationally norm-referenced assessment instrument or".
(Harris in the chair)
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 18.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 259): 85 Yeas, 62 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent — Cole.
Amendment No. 19
Representative J. Jones offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee printing as follows:
(1) On page 13, line 12, strike "and".
(2) On page 13, line 16, immediately following the underlined semicolon, add the following:
and
(C) that the school reports to the agency and posts on the school's Internet website data regarding student enrollment disaggregated by household income;
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 19.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 260): 86 Yeas, 61 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent — Cole.
Amendment No. 20
Representative Plesa offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 13, as follows:
(A) On line 12, strike "and".
(B) Between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
and
(C) compliance with school safety requirements, as established by commissioner rule, in the same manner as a public school;
(2) On page 27, as follows:
(A) On line 11, strike "and".
(B) On line 19, between "requirements" and the underlined period, insert the following:
, including applicable school safety requirements; and
(3) the tuition charged by a private school to ensure that the school is not charging a participating child tuition in an amount greater than the amount charged to other students for purposes of funding the costs associated with the school's compliance with school safety requirements
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 20.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 261): 86 Yeas, 60 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent — Anchía; Cole.
Amendment No. 21
Representative Bryant offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On line 12, strike "and".
(2) On line 16, after the underlined semicolon, insert "and".
(3) Between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
(C) no member of a governing body with oversight over the private school has been found civilly or criminally liable, including under Chapter 261, Family Code, for concealing sexual abuse of a child.
(4) On page 16, between lines 3 and 4, by inserting the following appropriately lettered subsection to added Section 29.358, Education Code, and relettering subsequent subsections of that section and any cross-references to those subsections accordingly:
(____) Each applicant for approval under this section that is a private school shall, before submitting the application, disclose to the Texas Education Agency all records held by the school regarding abuse described by Section 261.001(1)(E), (F), (G), or (H), Family Code, of a student or minor, without disclosing the identity of the student or minor, by any employee of the school or adult under control of the school. The school shall submit with the application evidence that the school made the required disclosure.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 21.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 262): 84 Yeas, 62 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent — Cole; Hinojosa.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 262 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Hinojosa
Amendment No. 22
Representative Reynolds offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 16, line 12, strike "and".
(2) On page 16, line 16, between "fund" and the underlined period, insert the following:
; and
(5) report to the comptroller and each certified educational assistance organization any complaints filed against the provider or vendor with the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
(g-1) The comptroller shall provide for posting on the Internet website established and maintained for the program information regarding each complaint reported under Subsection (g)(5), including:
(1) the complaint's status with the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, if known;
(2) the date on which the complaint was filed;
(3) the nature of the complaint; and
(4) the resolution of the complaint, if applicable.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 22.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 263): 86 Yeas, 61 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent — Cole.
Amendment No. 23
Representative Reynolds offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 16, line 12, strike "and".
(2) On page 16, line 16, between "fund" and the underlined period, insert the following:
; and
(5) comply with the minimum standards adopted by the agency for bullying prevention under Section 37.0832
(Speaker in the chair)
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 23.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 264): 87 Yeas, 61 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole.
Amendment No. 24
Representative Allen offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) Strike page 21, lines 20 and 21, and substitute the following:
(1) the estimated statewide average amount of state funding per student in average daily
(2) On page 22, line 16, strike "and local".
(3) On page 22, line 20, strike "and local".
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 24.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 265): 87 Yeas, 61 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole.
Amendment No. 25
Representative J. González offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) on page 16, between lines 9 and 10, by inserting the following appropriately numbered subdivision and renumbering subsequent subdivisions accordingly:
(____) not use program money to pay the amount of any settlement agreement reached by the parties or any fee or fine imposed by a court in an action or proceeding brought by or against the provider or vendor;
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 25.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 266): 85 Yeas, 60 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Bowers; Cole; Louderback; Lozano.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 266 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Bowers
When Record No. 266 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Lozano
Amendment No. 26
Representative Johnson offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) on page 19, strike lines 18-21 and substitute:
(b) Money transferred under the program to a participating child's account may not be used to pay:
(1) tuition or fees for services provided at a campus located in another state or country; or
(2) any person who is related to the program participant within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 26.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 267): 87 Yeas, 57 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Perez, V.; Rose; Shofner; Simmons.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 267 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
V. Perez
When Record No. 267 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Rose
When Record No. 267 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Shofner
When Record No. 267 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Simmons
Amendment No. 27
Representative V. Perez offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) on page 24, between lines 5 and 6, by inserting the following:
Sec. 29.3612. ALLOTMENT FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) This section applies to a school district located in a county in which no accredited private schools are located.
(b) A school district to which this section applies is entitled to an allotment equal to the amount specified under Section 29.361 multiplied by the number of students in the district that is equal to the average percentage of primary and secondary school students who are participating children in counties in which an accredited private school is located.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 27.
REMARKS ORDERED PRINTED
Representative E. Morales moved to print remarks between Representative V. Perez and Representative E. Morales on Amendment No. 27 on CSSB 2.
The motion prevailed. [The text of the debate was not available at the time of printing.]
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 268): 88 Yeas, 60 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 268 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Ordaz
Amendment No. 28
Representative Goodwin offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) on page 31, between lines 25 and 26, by inserting the following:
Sec. 29.3681. APPLICABILITY OF LAWS TO CERTAIN PRIVATE SCHOOLS. Notwithstanding any other law, a private school that receives more than 50 percent of the school's revenue from money appropriated for purposes of the program is subject to the same requirements of state and federal law, including any requirements related to reporting, as a school district.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 28.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 269): 86 Yeas, 61 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Lowe.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 269 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Lowe
MIDNIGHT
The proceedings continued after 12 a.m., and the following actions occurred on Thursday, April 17:
Amendment No. 29
Representative Moody offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) on page 33, between lines 12 and 13, by inserting the following:
Sec. 29.3691. TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM HOLD HARMLESS. (a) The comptroller, in consultation with the agency and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, shall annually calculate the amount by which the program impacts the Teacher Retirement System of Texas due to reduced school district and open-enrollment charter school student enrollment.
(b) From money appropriated for the program, the comptroller shall annually provide to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas an amount equal to the amount calculated under Subsection (a) to ensure the actuarial soundness of the system as described by Section 821.006, Government Code.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 29.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 270): 84 Yeas, 60 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Martinez; Morgan; Noble; Richardson.
Amendment No. 30
Representative Rose offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 34, as follows:
(A) On line 8, strike "and".
(B) On line 26, between "Guard" and the underlined period, insert the following:
; and
(9) the following demographic information for each participating child:
(A) the child's grade;
(B) the child's age;
(C) the child's sex;
(D) the child's race or ethnicity;
(E) the school district in which the child resides;
(F) the district campus that the child would otherwise attend;
(G) the child's zip code;
(H) the child's date of enrollment in the program;
(I) the child's category under Section 29.356(b); and
(J) whether the child has a disability
(2) On page 35, as follows:
(A) On line 2, strike "and".
(B) On line 6, between "Section 1232g)" and the underlined period, insert:
; and
(3) disaggregate information included in the report by the demographic information described by Subsection (a)(9)
(C) Between lines 9 and 10, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent subsections accordingly:
(____) Not later than August 1 of each year, the comptroller shall submit a written report to the legislature summarizing the demographic information compiled under Subsection (a)(9).
(3) Strike page 35, line 12, through page 36, line 4.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 30.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 271): 87 Yeas, 61 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole.
Amendment No. 31
Representative C. Morales offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee printing) on page 37, between lines 5 and 6, by inserting the following:
Sec. 29.375. NOTICE REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. A school district with not less than 50 percent of its student population identifying as Hispanic or Latino shall provide a written notice, in Spanish, to parents of students in the district of the availability of the program and of the requirements for participating in the program.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 31.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 272): 86 Yeas, 58 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Bernal; Cole; Pierson; Vo; Zwiener.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 272 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Pierson
Amendment No. 32
Representative Wu offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) on page 37, between lines 5 and 6, by inserting the following:
Sec. 29.375. PROHIBITION AGAINST STATE LEGISLATOR SERVING ON GOVERNING BODY OF CERTAIN PRIVATE SCHOOLS. An individual serving as a state legislator may not serve on the governing body of a private school receiving money distributed under the program.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 32.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 273): 86 Yeas, 61 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Virdell.
Amendment No. 33
Representative Turner offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 48.051, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a) Subject to adjustment under Subsection (a-1), for [For] each student in average daily attendance, not including the time students spend each day in special education programs in an instructional arrangement other than mainstream or career and technology education programs, for which an additional allotment is made under Subchapter C, a district is entitled to an allotment equal to the lesser of $6,160 or the amount that results from the following formula:
A = $6,160 X TR/MCR
where:
"A" is the allotment to which a district is entitled;
"TR" is the district's tier one maintenance and operations tax rate, as provided by Section 45.0032; and
"MCR" is the district's maximum compressed tax rate, as determined under Section 48.2551.
(a-1) Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, the basic allotment provided to a district under Subsection (a) or (b) is adjusted annually to increase the allotment by an amount that is equal to the amount by which the percentage increase, if any, in the total amount of money appropriated for purposes of the education savings account program under Subchapter J, Chapter 29, exceeds the percentage increase in the basic allotment for the applicable school year.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 33.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 274): 87 Yeas, 61 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole.
Amendment No. 34
Representative Zwiener offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. This Act takes effect only if the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, enacts HB 2 or other legislation that provides financing for public schools in a similar manner and that legislation becomes law. If legislation described by this section does not become law, this Act has no effect.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 34.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 275): 87 Yeas, 61 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole.
Amendment No. 35
Representative J. Jones offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee printing) on page 13, line 12, between the underlined semicolon and "and", by inserting the following appropriately lettered paragraph and relettering subsequent paragraphs and cross-references to those paragraphs accordingly:
(____) all educators and administrators employed by the school meet the applicable requirements under Subchapter B, Chapter 21;
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 35.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 276): 87 Yeas, 60 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Garcia, J.
Amendment No. 36
Representative J. Jones offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) on page 21 as follows:
(1) On line 20, strike "85" and substitute "170".
(2) On line 23, between "agency" and the underlined semicolon, insert ", of which at least half must be used for tuition".
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 36.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 277): 87 Yeas, 61 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole.
Amendment No. 37
Representative Wu offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. This Act may be cited as the Siphoning Classroom Assets for Millionaires (SCAM) Act.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 37.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 278): 88 Yeas, 58 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Guerra; Muñoz.
(Harris in the chair)
Amendment No. 38
Representative Rodríguez Ramos offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee printing) on page 13, line 12, between the underlined semicolon and "and", by inserting the following appropriately lettered paragraph and relettering subsequent paragraphs and cross-references to those paragraphs accordingly:
(____) all educators and administrators employed by the school meet the applicable requirements under Subchapter B, Chapter 21;
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 38.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 279): 86 Yeas, 61 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent — Cole.
Amendment No. 39
Representative Rodríguez Ramos offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) by striking added Section 29.368, Education Code (page 30, line 25, through page 31, line 25), and renumbering subsequent sections of added Subchapter J, Chapter 29, Education Code, and any cross-references to those sections accordingly.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 39.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 280): 86 Yeas, 61 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent — Cole.
(Speaker in the chair)
Amendment No. 40
Representative Rodríguez Ramos offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) on page 36, between lines 7 and 8, by inserting the following:
Sec. 29.3721. VIOLATION OF CERTAIN PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) knowingly misrepresents the person's accreditations for the purpose of gaining approval as an education service provider or vendor of educational products under Section 29.358;
(2) knowingly participates in the program while failing to meet the requirements of Section 29.358(b) in violation of Section 29.358(h);
(3) knowingly uses program money for an expense other than an expense approved under Section 29.359; or
(4) is a certified educational assistance organization and knowingly fails to comply with Section 29.367 or 29.371.
(b) The comptroller or an employee of the comptroller commits an offense if the comptroller or employee approves an education service provider or vendor of educational products for participation in the program knowing that the provider or vendor does not meet the requirements of Section 29.358(b).
(c) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 40.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 281): 85 Yeas, 60 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Leach; Luther; Romero.
Amendment No. 41
Representative Rodríguez Ramos offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) on page 13, line 12, between the underlined semicolon and "and", by inserting the following appropriately lettered paragraph and relettering subsequent paragraphs and cross-references to those paragraphs accordingly:
(____) to the extent feasible as if the private school were a school district, compliance with the substance of requirements or standards imposed under:
(i) Section 22.904(a), regarding mental health training for employees;
(ii) Section 37.108, regarding multihazard emergency operations plans; and
(iii) Section 37.351, regarding school facilities standards related to safety and security;
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 41.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 282): 85 Yeas, 60 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Bernal; Cole; Lujan; Villalobos.
Amendment No. 42
Representative Rodríguez Ramos offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 13, on line 12, strike "and".
(2) On page 13, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
and
(C) the provision of appropriate special education services to children with an individualized education program developed under Section 29.3615;
(3) On page 25, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent subsections accordingly:
(____) On receipt of a child's individualized education program developed under this section, a private school receiving money under the program shall implement the child's individualized education program and ensure that the child receives appropriate special education services.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 42.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 283): 84 Yeas, 60 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; DeAyala; Little; Ordaz; Virdell.
(Harris in the chair)
Amendment No. 43
Representative Rodríguez Ramos offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report), immediately following added Section 29.368, Education Code (page 31, between lines 25 and 26), by inserting the following:
Sec. 29.3681. PROTECTED CLASSES. (a) Notwithstanding Section 29.368, a private school to which a participating child applies or in which a participating child enrolls may not discriminate in determining whether to admit the child or in providing services to the child, as applicable, on the basis of the child's membership in any federally protected class or household annual income level.
(b) The comptroller shall revoke the approval of an education service provider or vendor of educational products to participate in the program under Section 29.358 if the comptroller determines the provider or vendor violated this section.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 43.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 284): 85 Yeas, 59 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent — Cole; González, J.; Holt; Manuel.
Amendment No. 44
Representative Rodríguez Ramos offered the following amendment to CSSB 2:
Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 34, line 8, between the underlined semicolon and "and", insert the following appropriately numbered subdivision and renumber subsequent subdivisions accordingly:
(____) the salary and wage information reported by each education service provider and vendor of educational products that receives money distributed under the program under Section 29.3713;
(2) On page 35, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
Sec. 29.3713. PUBLIC POSTING OF SALARY AND WAGE INFORMATION REQUIRED. Each education service provider and vendor of educational products receiving money distributed under the program shall annually:
(1) post in a prominent place on the provider's or vendor's Internet website home page a link to a document listing the name, title, and salary or wage of every provider or vendor employee, including each superintendent or administrator; and
(2) submit the information described by Subdivision (1) to the comptroller for inclusion in the annual report required under Section 29.371.
Representative Buckley moved to table Amendment No. 44.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 285): 86 Yeas, 60 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent — Cole; Martinez Fischer.
(Speaker in the chair)
CSSB 2, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 286): 86 Yeas, 63 Nays, 0 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Mr. Speaker(C); Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Absent — Cole.
REASON FOR VOTE
Representative Vasut submitted the following reason for vote to be printed in the journal:
Every parent in Texas can currently choose where their child is educated. But is that choice meaningful to all Texas parents? The single working mother struggling to make ends meet cannot afford private school. She cannot afford to take time off work to homeschool her kids. Instead, the only choice she can afford to make is to send her kids to a traditional public school that may not be the best fit for any number of reasons. That is not meaningful choice.
I am voting for CSSB 2 to ensure every parent in Texas has meaningful choice over their child's education.
I love my public schools. I am a product of the public education system. My kids will attend Angleton ISD. I just voted to increase public education funding by $8 billion (including teacher pay raises) and empower our educators to remove disruptions from their classrooms so they can teach. No provision of CSSB 2 will harm the public schools in my district; yet, without CSSB 2, thousands of Texans will be deprived of meaningful choice.
I love freedom. That is why I have authored legislation to protect parental rights, including the right of parents to homeschool their children free of government regulation.
CSSB 2 is an entirely voluntary program. Parents are free to apply for an ESA or not. Use an ESA or not. And the bill expressly prohibits regulations on private schools or homeschools because a parent accepts an ESA (Sec. 29.368). These conscience and curriculum protections are robust. Just because one family may choose an ESA does not mean a family who declines will be subject to regulation now or in the future.
CSSB 2 gives meaningful choice to our parents, it does not harm our public schools, and it protects homeschool freedom. I will affirm the views of a supermajority of Texans and 80 percent of my primary voters. I vote aye.
POSTPONED BUSINESS
The following bills were laid before the house as postponed business:
CSSB 260 ON SECOND READING
(Bonnen and Buckley - House Sponsors)
CSSB 260, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.
CSSB 260 was considered in lieu of CSHB 124.
CSSB 260 was read second time and was passed to third reading by (Record 287): 148 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole.
CSHB 124 - LAID ON THE TABLE SUBJECT TO CALL
Representative Bonnen moved to lay CSHB 124 on the table subject to call.
The motion prevailed.
REMARKS ORDERED PRINTED
Representative Morales Shaw moved to print remarks by Representatives J. Jones, Allen, Rodríguez Ramos, Frank, Reynolds, Kerwin, Hinojosa, Hickland, Wu, Troxclair, L. Garcia, Cain, Ward Johnson, A. Davis, Garcia Hernandez, Schatzline, Buckley, and Morales Shaw on CSSB 2.
The motion prevailed. [The text of the debate was not available at the time of printing.]
GENERAL STATE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS
SECOND READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read second time:
SB 569 ON SECOND READING
(K. Bell, Ashby, Buckley, Shaheen, E. Morales, et al. - House Sponsors)
SB 569, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.
SB 569 was considered in lieu of HB 2196.
SB 569 was passed to third reading by (Record 288): 113 Yeas, 33 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Bryant; Canales; Collier; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Flores; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Little; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Morales, C.; Perez, M.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Simmons; Thompson; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Morales Shaw; Walle.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 288 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Rosenthal
HB 2196 - LAID ON THE TABLE SUBJECT TO CALL
Representative K. Bell moved to lay HB 2196 on the table subject to call.
The motion prevailed.
HB 213 ON SECOND READING
(by M. González, Moody, VanDeaver, L. Garcia, et al.)
HB 213, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the inclusion of chronically absent students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.
HB 213 was passed to engrossment by (Record 289): 101 Yeas, 46 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Cain; Cook; Cunningham; DeAyala; Dorazio; Gates; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; LaHood; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Campos; Cole.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 289 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Campos
When Record No. 289 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Wilson
HB 222 ON SECOND READING
(by Talarico, Buckley, Ashby, and Leo Wilson)
HB 222, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the permissible uses of the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.
HB 222 was passed to engrossment by (Record 290): 100 Yeas, 47 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Cunningham; DeAyala; Gates; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; Little; Lowe; Luther; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Morales Shaw.
HB 645 ON SECOND READING
(by M. González, Hull, Rose, and Noble)
HB 645, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the provision of certain co-navigation services to individuals who are deaf-blind.
HB 645 was passed to engrossment by (Record 291): 114 Yeas, 33 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Simmons; Smithee; Swanson; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Cain; DeAyala; Harrison; Hayes; Holt; Hopper; Kerwin; Leach; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Morales Shaw.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 291 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Cook
When Record No. 291 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Hefner
CSHB 1458 ON SECOND READING
(by Metcalf)
CSHB 1458, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the armed security officers required to be present at public schools and the appointment of reserve police officers by a school district police department.
CSHB 1458 was passed to engrossment by (Record 292): 146 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Morales Shaw; Wu.
HB 1022 ON SECOND READING
(by E. Morales, Kitzman, Howard, Curry, Lalani, et al.)
HB 1022, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the course levels offered at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College.
HB 1022 was passed to engrossment.
CSHB 141 ON SECOND READING
(by Manuel)
CSHB 141, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the adoption of the revised Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children by the State of Texas; making conforming changes.
CSHB 141 was passed to engrossment.
HB 502 ON SECOND READING
(by Flores, Howard, Little, Moody, and Rodríguez Ramos)
HB 502, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.
Representative Flores moved to postpone consideration of HB 502 until 10 a.m. Thursday, April 24.
The motion prevailed.
HB 643 ON SECOND READING
(by Gervin-Hawkins)
HB 643, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the requirement for payment bonds from certain public work contractors.
HB 643 was passed to engrossment by (Record 293): 96 Yeas, 48 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Capriglione; Collier; Cortez; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris; Harris Davila; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Ashby; Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Cook; Craddick; Dean; DeAyala; Gates; Harless; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Leach; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Campos; Cole; Garcia, J.; Morales Shaw; Vasut.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 293 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes.
Campos
When Record No. 293 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
J. Garcia
When Record No. 293 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Harris Davila
When Record No. 293 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.
Vasut
CSHB 3093 ON SECOND READING
(by Villalobos, et al.)
CSHB 3093, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit for a year in which a property owner provides notice that the owner intends to appeal an order of an appraisal review board determining a protest by the owner regarding the appraisal of the owner's property.
CSHB 3093 was passed to engrossment by (Record 294): 143 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Darby; Lopez, R.; Morales Shaw; Shofner.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 294 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Cain
When Record No. 294 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Shofner
CSHB 1700 ON SECOND READING
(by Fairly, Shaheen, Frank, Howard, and E. Morales)
CSHB 1700, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to certain records of a health professional providing a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service.
CSHB 1700 was passed to engrossment.
CSHB 117 ON SECOND READING
(by Schoolcraft)
CSHB 117, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the establishment of the governor's task force on the governance of early childhood education and care.
CSHB 117 was passed to engrossment by (Record 295): 119 Yeas, 24 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Swanson; Talarico; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bhojani; Cain; Cook; Gervin-Hawkins; Harris; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Lowe; Metcalf; Meza; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Rose; Slawson; Spiller; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Cole; Jones, V.; Louderback; Lozano; Morales Shaw; Schatzline.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 295 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Pierson
RECESS
Representative Guillen moved that the house recess until 9 a.m. today.
The motion prevailed.
The house accordingly, at 2:34 a.m. Thursday, April 17, recessed until 9 a.m. today.
ADDENDUM
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following messages from the senate were today received by the house:
Message No. 1
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
SENATE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
The Honorable Speaker of the House
House Chamber
Austin, Texas
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has taken the following action:
THE SENATE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the American Declaration of Independence.
HCR 124
Craddick
SPONSOR: Sparks
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Designating May 6, 2025, as Alzheimer's Advocacy Day.
Relating to the preparation for and the prevention, management, and potential effects of wildfires and to emergency communications in this state; authorizing an increase in the assessment on certain insurers that fund the volunteer fire department assistance fund.
Relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain elections.
Relating to the display of flags in public schools; providing a civil penalty.
Relating to renewable energy generation facilities; authorizing fees.
Relating to the exemption from sales and use taxes for certain aircraft components and other property required for normal aircraft operations.
Relating to discovery in a criminal case.
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of interference with public duties.
Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.
Relating to increasing access to and reducing taxation of Internet services.
Relating to state oversight of county elections following a county election audit.
Relating to instructional facilities funding for certain open-enrollment charter schools.
Relating to the operation of a cement kiln and the production of aggregates near a semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility.
Relating to the procedures for modifying the schedules of controlled substances.
Relating to the regulation of composting in certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty.
Relating to a policy prohibiting the use of personal wireless communication devices by public school students during instructional time.
Relating to business organizations.
Respectfully,
Patsy Spaw
Secretary of the Senate
APPENDIX
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Favorable reports have been filed by committees as follows:
April 15
Agriculture and Livestock - HB 2013, SB 767
Corrections - HB 3773
Delivery of Government Efficiency - HB 1851, HB 3666, HB 3711, HB 3770, HB 3963
Human Services - HB 3595
Insurance - HB 2275, HB 3306
Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence - HB 745, HB 1990, HB 3223
Licensing and Administrative Procedures - HB 2349
Natural Resources - HB 1532, HB 1618
Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services - HB 3014, HB 3474 (corrected), HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 3833, HB 4238
Public Education - HB 1188, SB 569
Public Health - HB 155, HB 220, HB 879
State Affairs - HB 1544, HB 2869, HB 3272, HJR 98
Transportation - HB 1126, HB 1136, HB 1695, HB 1722, HB 2003, HB 2427, HB 2455, HB 2523, HB 2775, HB 2954, HB 2989, HB 3309, HB 3611, HB 3679, HB 3832
Ways and Means - HB 2742
ENGROSSED
April 15 - HB 39, HB 102, HB 126, HB 290, HB 300, HB 500, HB 2143