HB 2 — Relating to public education and public school finance.
Last action — See remarks for effective date
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 20, 2025. It awaits signature.
Signed by Governor Greg Abbott (Republican) on June 20, 2025.
Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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To Executive
Current position in the legislative process.
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78 sponsors
1 primary, 77 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
7 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Relating to public education and public school finance.
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read HB 2 on the official Texas source →Action History
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See remarks for effective date
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Signed by the Governor
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Sent to the Governor
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Signed in the Senate
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Signed in the House
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Referred to Education K-16
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Referred to Public Education
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Filed
Sponsors
- Diego Bernal · Cosponsor
- Jeff Barry · Cosponsor
- Cecil Bell · Cosponsor
- Keith Bell · Cosponsor
- Salman Bhojani · Cosponsor
- Greg Bonnen · Cosponsor
- Ben Bumgarner · Cosponsor
- Angie Button · Cosponsor
- David Cook · Cosponsor
- Giovanni Capriglione · Cosponsor
- Tom Craddick · Cosponsor
- Charles Cunningham · Cosponsor
- Pat Curry · Cosponsor
- Drew Darby · Cosponsor
- Jay Dean · Cosponsor
- Mano DeAyala · Cosponsor
- Mark Dorazio · Cosponsor
- Paul Dyson · Cosponsor
- Caroline Fairly · Cosponsor
- James B. Frank · Cosponsor
- Gary Gates · Cosponsor
- Stan Gerdes · Cosponsor
- Jessica González · Cosponsor
- Cody Harris · Cosponsor
- Caroline Harris Davila · Cosponsor
- Richard Hayes · Cosponsor
- Cole Hefner · Cosponsor
- Hillary Hickland · Cosponsor
- Janis Holt · Cosponsor
- Ken King · Cosponsor
- Lacey Hull · Cosponsor
- Todd Hunter · Cosponsor
- Carrie Isaac · Cosponsor
- Helen Kerwin · Cosponsor
- Stan Kitzman · Cosponsor
- Marc LaHood · Cosponsor
- Suleman Lalani · Cosponsor
- Stan Lambert · Cosponsor
- Brooks Landgraf · Cosponsor
- AJ Louderback · Cosponsor
- J. M. Lozano · Cosponsor
- John Lujan · Cosponsor
- Shelley Luther · Cosponsor
- Don McLaughlin · Cosponsor
- John McQueeney · Cosponsor
- Will Metcalf · Cosponsor
- Morgan Meyer · Cosponsor
- Candy Noble · Cosponsor
- Angelia Orr · Cosponsor
- Jared Patterson · Cosponsor
- Dennis Paul · Cosponsor
- Vincent Perez · Cosponsor
- Katrina Pierson · Cosponsor
- Richard Peña Raymond · Cosponsor
- Keresa Richardson · Cosponsor
- Wilson · Cosponsor
- Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos · Cosponsor
- Matt Shaheen · Cosponsor
- Joanne Shofner · Cosponsor
- Shelby Slawson · Cosponsor
- John Smithee · Cosponsor
- David Spiller · Cosponsor
- Valoree Swanson · Cosponsor
- Carl Tepper · Cosponsor
- Steve Toth · Cosponsor
- Ellen Troxclair · Cosponsor
- Cody Vasut · Cosponsor
- Denise Villalobos · Cosponsor
- Wes Virdell · Cosponsor
- Trey Wharton · Cosponsor
- Brad Buckley · Primary
- Ryan Guillen · Cosponsor
- Jeff Leach · Cosponsor
- Janie Lopez · Cosponsor
- Eddie Morales · Cosponsor
- Tom Oliverson · Cosponsor
- Ron Reynolds · Cosponsor
- Leo Wilson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 77 co-sponsors · 106 not signed on · 52 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Brad Buckley Voted No
Co-sponsors (77)
- Diego Bernal Voted No
- Jeff Barry Voted No
- Cecil Bell Voted No
- Keith Bell Voted No
- Salman Bhojani Voted No
- Greg Bonnen Voted No
- Ben Bumgarner Voted No
- Angie Button Voted No
- David Cook
- Giovanni Capriglione Voted No
- Tom Craddick Voted No
- Charles Cunningham Voted No
- Pat Curry Voted No
- Drew Darby Voted No
- Jay Dean Voted No
- Mano DeAyala Voted No
- Mark Dorazio
- Paul Dyson Voted No
- Caroline Fairly Voted No
- James B. Frank Voted No
- Gary Gates Voted No
- Stan Gerdes Voted No
- Jessica González Voted No
- Cody Harris Voted No
- Caroline Harris Davila Voted No
- Richard Hayes
- Cole Hefner Voted No
- Hillary Hickland Voted No
- Janis Holt Voted No
- Ken King Voted No
- Lacey Hull Voted No
- Todd Hunter Voted No
- Carrie Isaac Voted No
- Helen Kerwin Voted No
- Stan Kitzman Voted No
- Marc LaHood
- Suleman Lalani Voted No
- Stan Lambert Voted No
- Brooks Landgraf
- AJ Louderback Voted No
- J. M. Lozano Voted No
- John Lujan Voted No
- Shelley Luther Voted No
- Don McLaughlin Voted No
- John McQueeney Voted No
- Will Metcalf Voted No
- Morgan Meyer Voted No
- Candy Noble Voted No
- Angelia Orr Voted No
- Jared Patterson
- Dennis Paul
- Vincent Perez
- Katrina Pierson Voted No
- Richard Peña Raymond
- Keresa Richardson Voted No
- Wilson
- Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos Voted No
- Matt Shaheen
- Joanne Shofner
- Shelby Slawson
- John Smithee
- David Spiller
- Valoree Swanson Voted No
- Carl Tepper
- Steve Toth Voted No
- Ellen Troxclair
- Cody Vasut Voted No
- Denise Villalobos
- Wes Virdell Voted No
- Trey Wharton
- Ryan Guillen Voted No
- Jeff Leach Voted No
- Janie Lopez Voted No
- Eddie Morales Voted No
- Tom Oliverson Voted No
- Ron Reynolds Voted No
- Leo Wilson
Not signed on (106)
106 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 106 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 122 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 122 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 9% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (150)
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 82 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 82 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 6% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (90)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 144 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 144 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 3% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (150)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 113 | 21 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 113 | 21 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 14% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (150)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 140 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 140 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (150)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 145 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 145 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (151)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 129 | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 129 | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 12% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (151)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 25 | 87 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 25 | 87 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 22% | 75% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (116)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 2 do?
- Relating to public education and public school finance.
- Who sponsors HB 2?
- HB 2 is sponsored by Diego Bernal, Jeff Barry, Cecil Bell, Keith Bell, Salman Bhojani, Greg Bonnen, Ben Bumgarner, Angie Button, David Cook, Giovanni Capriglione, Tom Craddick, Charles Cunningham, Pat Curry, Drew Darby, Jay Dean, Mano DeAyala, Mark Dorazio, Paul Dyson, Caroline Fairly, James B. Frank, Gary Gates, Stan Gerdes, Jessica González, Cody Harris, Caroline Harris Davila, Richard Hayes, Cole Hefner, Hillary Hickland, Janis Holt, Ken King, Lacey Hull, Todd Hunter, Carrie Isaac, Helen Kerwin, Stan Kitzman, Marc LaHood, Suleman Lalani, Stan Lambert, Brooks Landgraf, AJ Louderback, J. M. Lozano, John Lujan, Shelley Luther, Don McLaughlin, John McQueeney, Will Metcalf, Morgan Meyer, Candy Noble, Angelia Orr, Jared Patterson, Dennis Paul, Vincent Perez, Katrina Pierson, Richard Peña Raymond, Keresa Richardson, Wilson, Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos, Matt Shaheen, Joanne Shofner, Shelby Slawson, John Smithee, David Spiller, Valoree Swanson, Carl Tepper, Steve Toth, Ellen Troxclair, Cody Vasut, Denise Villalobos, Wes Virdell, Trey Wharton, Brad Buckley, Ryan Guillen, Jeff Leach, Janie Lopez, Eddie Morales, Tom Oliverson, Ron Reynolds, and Leo Wilson.
- What is the current status of HB 2?
- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 20, 2025. It awaits signature.
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