Texas 89th Legislature, Regular Session Status: Introduced

HB 123 — Relating to measures to support kindergarten readiness and early literacy and numeracy skills for public school students and to funding to support those measures.

Last action — Committee report printed and distributed: May 27 2025 12:40PM

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 89th Legislature, Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Relating to measures to support kindergarten readiness and early literacy and numeracy skills for public school students and to funding to support those measures.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Committee report printed and distributed

  2. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  3. Vote taken in committee

  4. Testimony taken in committee

  5. Considered in public hearing

  6. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  7. Referred to Education K-16

  8. Read first time

  9. Received from the House

  10. Reported engrossed

  11. Record vote

  12. Passed as amended

  13. Amended

  14. Read 3rd time

  15. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  16. Record vote

  17. Passed to engrossment as amended

  18. Amended

  19. Amended

  20. Amended

  21. Read 2nd time

  22. Placed on Major State Calendar

  23. Considered in Calendars

  24. Committee report sent to Calendars

  25. Committee report distributed

  26. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  27. Reported favorably as substituted

  28. Committee substitute considered in committee

  29. Vote reconsidered in committee

  30. Considered in public hearing

  31. Reported favorably as substituted

  32. Committee substitute considered in committee

  33. Considered in public hearing

  34. Left pending in committee

  35. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  36. Public hearing continued on . . .

  37. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  38. Considered in public hearing

  39. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  40. Referred to Public Education

  41. Read first time

  42. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on · 13 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Not signed on (178)

178 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Passed as amended

Passed 135 Yea · 12 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1351203
Total 1351203
% of votes cast 90%8%0%2%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Hernandez — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
AJ Louderback — Yea
Aicha Davis — Yea
Alan Schoolcraft — Yea
Alma Allen — Yea
Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos — Yea
Andy Hopper — Yea
Angelia Orr — Nay
Angie Button — Yea
Armando Martinez — Yea
Armando Walle — Yea
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins — Yea
Ben Bumgarner — Nay
Brad Buckley — Yea
Brent Money — Yea
Brian Harrison — Nay
Briscoe Cain — Nay
Brooks Landgraf — Yea
Candy Noble — Yea
Carl Tepper — Nay
Caroline Fairly — Yea
Carrie Isaac — Yea
Cecil Bell — Yea
Charles Cunningham — Yea
Charlie Geren — Yea
Chris Turner — Yea
Christian Manuel — Yea
Christina Morales — Yea
Claudia Ordaz — Yea
Cody Harris — Yea
Cody Vasut — Yea
Cole Hefner — Not Voting
Dade Phelan — Yea
Daniel Alders — Yea
David Cook — Yea
David Lowe — Nay
David Spiller — Nay
Denise Villalobos — Yea
Dennis Paul — Yea
Diego Bernal — Yea
Don McLaughlin — Yea
Donna Howard — Yea
Drew Darby — Yea
Eddie Morales — Yea
Ellen Troxclair — Yea
Erin Gámez — Yea
Erin Zwiener — Yea
Garcia Hernandez — Yea
Gary Gates — Yea
Gary VanDeaver — Yea
Gene Wu — Nay
Gina Hinojosa — Yea
Giovanni Capriglione — Yea
Greg Bonnen — Yea
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. — Yea
Harris Davila — Yea
Helen Kerwin — Yea
Hillary Hickland — Yea
Hubert Vo — Yea
J. M. Lozano — Yea
James B. Frank — Yea
James Talarico — Yea
Janie Lopez — Yea
Janis Holt — Yea
Jared Patterson — Yea
Jay Dean — Yea
Jeff Barry — Yea
Jeff Leach — Yea
Jessica González — Yea
Joanne Shofner — Yea
Joe Moody — Not Voting
John Bryant — Yea
John Bucy III — Yea
John Lujan — Yea
John McQueeney — Yea
John Smithee — Yea
Jolanda Jones — Yea
Jon Rosenthal — Nay
Josey Garcia — Yea
Katrina Pierson — Yea
Keith Bell — Yea
Ken King — Yea
Keresa Richardson — Yea
Lacey Hull — Yea
Lauren A. Simmons — Yea
Leo Wilson — Yea
Linda Garcia — Yea
Liz Campos — Yea
Lulu Flores — Nay
Mano DeAyala — Yea
Marc LaHood — Yea
Mark Dorazio — Yea
Martinez Fischer — Yea
Mary Ann Perez — Yea
Mary E. González — Yea
Matt Morgan — Yea
Matt Shaheen — Nay
Mihaela Plesa — Yea
Mike Olcott — Yea
Mike Schofield — Yea
Mitch Little — Yea
Morales Shaw — Yea
Morgan Meyer — Yea
Nate Schatzline — Yea
Nicole Collier — Yea
Oscar Longoria — Yea
Pat Curry — Yea
Paul Dyson — Yea
Philip Cortez — Yea
R. D. "Bobby" Guerra — Yea
Rafael Anchía — Yea
Ramon Romero, Jr. — Yea
Ray Lopez — Yea
Rhetta Bowers — Yea
Richard Hayes — Yea
Richard Peña Raymond — Yea
Ron Reynolds — Yea
Ryan Guillen — Yea
Salman Bhojani — Yea
Sam Harless — Yea
Senfronia Thompson — Yea
Sergio Muñoz, Jr. — Yea
Shelby Slawson — Yea
Shelley Luther — Yea
Sheryl Cole — Yea
Stan Gerdes — Yea
Stan Kitzman — Yea
Stan Lambert — Yea
Steve Toth — Yea
Suleman Lalani — Yea
Terry Canales — Yea
Thresa "Terry" Meza — Nay
Todd Hunter — Yea
Tom Craddick — Yea
Tom Oliverson — Yea
Toni Rose — Yea
Tony Tinderholt — Yea
Trent Ashby — Yea
Trey Wharton — Yea
Valoree Swanson — Yea
Venton Jones — Yea
Vikki Goodwin — Yea
Vincent Perez — Yea
Ward Johnson — Yea
Wes Virdell — Yea
Will Metcalf — Yea
Yvonne Davis — Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 135 Yea · 6 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 135609
Total 135609
% of votes cast 90%4%0%6%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Hernandez — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Committee Meeting — King — Not Voting
AJ Louderback — Yea
Aicha Davis — Yea
Alan Schoolcraft — Yea
Alma Allen — Yea
Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos — Yea
Andy Hopper — Yea
Angelia Orr — Not Voting
Angie Button — Yea
Armando Martinez — Yea
Armando Walle — Yea
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins — Yea
Ben Bumgarner — Yea
Brad Buckley — Yea
Brent Money — Yea
Brian Harrison — Not Voting
Briscoe Cain — Yea
Brooks Landgraf — Yea
Candy Noble — Yea
Carl Tepper — Nay
Caroline Fairly — Yea
Carrie Isaac — Yea
Cecil Bell — Yea
Charles Cunningham — Yea
Charlie Geren — Yea
Chris Turner — Yea
Christian Manuel — Yea
Christina Morales — Not Voting
Claudia Ordaz — Yea
Cody Harris — Not Voting
Cody Vasut — Yea
Cole Hefner — Yea
Dade Phelan — Yea
Daniel Alders — Yea
David Cook — Yea
David Lowe — Nay
David Spiller — Nay
Denise Villalobos — Yea
Dennis Paul — Yea
Diego Bernal — Yea
Don McLaughlin — Yea
Donna Howard — Yea
Drew Darby — Yea
Eddie Morales — Yea
Ellen Troxclair — Yea
Erin Gámez — Yea
Erin Zwiener — Yea
Garcia Hernandez — Yea
Gary Gates — Yea
Gary VanDeaver — Yea
Gene Wu — Nay
Gina Hinojosa — Yea
Giovanni Capriglione — Yea
Greg Bonnen — Yea
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. — Yea
Harris Davila — Yea
Helen Kerwin — Yea
Hillary Hickland — Yea
Hubert Vo — Yea
J. M. Lozano — Yea
James B. Frank — Yea
James Talarico — Yea
Janie Lopez — Yea
Janis Holt — Yea
Jared Patterson — Yea
Jay Dean — Yea
Jeff Barry — Yea
Jeff Leach — Yea
Jessica González — Yea
Joanne Shofner — Yea
Joe Moody — Yea
John Bryant — Yea
John Bucy III — Yea
John Lujan — Yea
John McQueeney — Yea
John Smithee — Yea
Jolanda Jones — Yea
Jon Rosenthal — Yea
Josey Garcia — Yea
Katrina Pierson — Yea
Keith Bell — Yea
Keresa Richardson — Yea
Lacey Hull — Yea
Lauren A. Simmons — Yea
Leo Wilson — Yea
Linda Garcia — Yea
Liz Campos — Yea
Lulu Flores — Not Voting
Mano DeAyala — Yea
Marc LaHood — Yea
Mark Dorazio — Yea
Martinez Fischer — Yea
Mary Ann Perez — Yea
Mary E. González — Not Voting
Matt Morgan — Yea
Matt Shaheen — Nay
Mihaela Plesa — Yea
Mike Olcott — Yea
Mike Schofield — Yea
Mitch Little — Not Voting
Morales Shaw — Nay
Morgan Meyer — Yea
Nate Schatzline — Yea
Nicole Collier — Yea
Oscar Longoria — Yea
Pat Curry — Yea
Paul Dyson — Yea
Philip Cortez — Yea
R. D. "Bobby" Guerra — Yea
Rafael Anchía — Yea
Ramon Romero, Jr. — Yea
Ray Lopez — Yea
Rhetta Bowers — Yea
Richard Hayes — Yea
Richard Peña Raymond — Yea
Ron Reynolds — Yea
Ryan Guillen — Yea
Salman Bhojani — Yea
Sam Harless — Yea
Senfronia Thompson — Yea
Sergio Muñoz, Jr. — Yea
Shelby Slawson — Yea
Shelley Luther — Yea
Sheryl Cole — Yea
Stan Gerdes — Yea
Stan Kitzman — Yea
Stan Lambert — Yea
Steve Toth — Yea
Suleman Lalani — Yea
Terry Canales — Yea
Thresa "Terry" Meza — Yea
Todd Hunter — Yea
Tom Craddick — Yea
Tom Oliverson — Yea
Toni Rose — Yea
Tony Tinderholt — Yea
Trent Ashby — Yea
Trey Wharton — Yea
Valoree Swanson — Yea
Venton Jones — Yea
Vikki Goodwin — Yea
Vincent Perez — Yea
Ward Johnson — Yea
Wes Virdell — Yea
Will Metcalf — Yea
Yvonne Davis — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 123 do?
Relating to measures to support kindergarten readiness and early literacy and numeracy skills for public school students and to funding to support those measures.
Who sponsors HB 123?
HB 123 is sponsored by Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Christian Manuel, Brad Buckley, Suleman Lalani, Ward Johnson, and Leo Wilson.
What is the current status of HB 123?
This bill died with 89th Legislature, Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 123?
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