Texas 89th Legislature, Regular Session Status: To Executive

HB 252 — Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.

Last action — Effective immediately

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

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced November 12, 2024. 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.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Effective immediately

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed in the Senate

  5. Signed in the House

  6. Reported enrolled

  7. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  8. Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. Record vote

  11. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  12. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  13. Senate Amendments distributed

  14. Senate passage as amended reported

  15. Record vote

  16. Passed

  17. Read 3rd time

  18. Record vote

  19. Three day rule suspended

  20. Vote recorded in Journal

  21. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  22. Laid before the Senate

  23. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  24. Co-sponsor authorized

  25. Committee report printed and distributed

  26. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  27. Reported favorably as substituted

  28. Vote taken in committee

  29. Considered in public hearing

  30. Left pending in committee

  31. Considered in public hearing

  32. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  33. Referred to Business & Commerce

  34. Read first time

  35. Received from the House

  36. Reported engrossed

  37. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  38. Record vote

  39. Passed

  40. Read 3rd time

  41. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  42. Record vote

  43. Passed to engrossment

  44. Read 2nd time

  45. Placed on General State Calendar

  46. Considered in Calendars

  47. Committee report sent to Calendars

  48. Committee report distributed

  49. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  50. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  51. Considered in formal meeting

  52. Left pending in committee

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

  54. Considered in public hearing

  55. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  56. Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

  57. Read first time

  58. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on · 19 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Not signed on (179)

179 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 97 Yea · 18 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9718014
Total 9718014
% of votes cast 75%14%0%11%
How each member voted (129)
Member Party Vote
Garcia — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Rodríguez — Yea
Leo Wilson — Nay
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
AJ Louderback — Yea
Aicha Davis — Yea
Alan Schoolcraft — Nay
Alma Allen — Not Voting
Andy Hopper — Yea
Angelia Orr — Yea
Angie Button — Yea
Armando Martinez — Yea
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins — Yea
Ben Bumgarner — Nay
Brad Buckley — Yea
Brent Money — Yea
Brian Harrison — Yea
Briscoe Cain — Nay
Brooks Landgraf — Yea
Candy Noble — Yea
Caroline Fairly — Yea
Caroline Harris Davila — Yea
Carrie Isaac — Yea
Cecil Bell — Not Voting
Charles Cunningham — Yea
Charlie Geren — Yea
Christian Manuel — Not Voting
Christina Morales — Yea
Claudia Ordaz — Yea
Cody Harris — Not Voting
Cody Vasut — Not Voting
Cole Hefner — Yea
Dade Phelan — Not Voting
Daniel Alders — Yea
David Cook — Yea
David Lowe — Nay
Dennis Paul — Yea
Diego Bernal — Yea
Don McLaughlin — Yea
Donna Howard — Yea
Drew Darby — Yea
Eddie Morales — Yea
Erin Gámez — Yea
Gary Gates — Yea
Gary VanDeaver — Not Voting
Gina Hinojosa — Yea
Giovanni Capriglione — Yea
Greg Bonnen — Yea
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. — Yea
Helen Kerwin — Yea
Hillary Hickland — Nay
J. M. Lozano — Yea
James B. Frank — Yea
Janie Lopez — Yea
Janis Holt — Yea
Jared Patterson — Nay
Jay Dean — Yea
Jeff Barry — Nay
Jeff Leach — Yea
Jessica González — Yea
Joanne Shofner — Nay
Joe Moody — Yea
John Bryant — Yea
John Bucy III — Yea
John Lujan — Yea
John McQueeney — Nay
Jolanda Jones — Yea
Josey Garcia — Not Voting
Katrina Pierson — Yea
Keith Bell — Yea
Ken King — Yea
Keresa Richardson — Yea
Lacey Hull — Yea
Linda Garcia — Yea
Liz Campos — Not Voting
Lulu Flores — Yea
Mano DeAyala — Yea
Marc LaHood — Nay
Mark Dorazio — Yea
Mary Ann Perez — Yea
Mary E. González — Yea
Matt Morgan — Yea
Matt Shaheen — Nay
Mihaela Plesa — Yea
Mike Olcott — Nay
Mike Schofield — Nay
Mitch Little — Yea
Morgan Meyer — Yea
Nate Schatzline — Nay
Nicole Collier — Yea
Oscar Longoria — Yea
Pat Curry — Yea
Paul Dyson — Yea
Penny Morales Shaw — Yea
Philip Cortez — Yea
R. D. "Bobby" Guerra — Yea
Rafael Anchía — Yea
Ray Lopez — Yea
Rhetta Bowers — Yea
Richard Hayes — Yea
Richard Peña Raymond — Yea
Ron Reynolds — Not Voting
Ryan Guillen — Yea
Salman Bhojani — Yea
Sam Harless — Yea
Sergio Muñoz, Jr. — Yea
Shelby Slawson — Nay
Shelley Luther — Yea
Sheryl Cole — Yea
Stan Gerdes — Yea
Stan Kitzman — Yea
Stan Lambert — Not Voting
Steve Toth — Nay
Suleman Lalani — Yea
Terry Canales — Yea
Thresa "Terry" Meza — Yea
Todd Hunter — Yea
Tom Craddick — Yea
Tom Oliverson — Yea
Trent Ashby — Yea
Trey Martinez Fischer — Yea
Trey Wharton — Nay
Venton Jones — Not Voting
Vikki Goodwin — Yea
Vincent Perez — Yea
Will Metcalf — Yea
Yvonne Davis — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Passed 108 Yea · 5 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 108504
Total 108504
% of votes cast 92%4%0%3%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Garcia Hernandez — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jones, — Yea
Leo — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
AJ Louderback — Yea
Aicha Davis — Yea
Alma Allen — Yea
Andy Hopper — Yea
Angelia Orr — Yea
Angie Button — Yea
Armando Martinez — Yea
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins — Yea
Ben Bumgarner — Yea
Brad Buckley — Yea
Brent Money — Nay
Brian Harrison — Yea
Briscoe Cain — Nay
Brooks Landgraf — Yea
Candy Noble — Yea
Caroline Fairly — Yea
Caroline Harris Davila — Yea
Carrie Isaac — Yea
Cecil Bell — Yea
Charles Cunningham — Yea
Charlie Geren — Yea
Christian Manuel — Yea
Christina Morales — Yea
Claudia Ordaz — Yea
Cody Harris — Not Voting
Cole Hefner — Yea
Dade Phelan — Yea
Daniel Alders — Yea
David Cook — Yea
David Lowe — Yea
Dennis Paul — Yea
Diego Bernal — Yea
Don McLaughlin — Yea
Donna Howard — Yea
Drew Darby — Yea
Eddie Morales — Yea
Erin Gámez — Yea
Gary Gates — Yea
Gina Hinojosa — Yea
Giovanni Capriglione — Yea
Greg Bonnen — Yea
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. — Yea
Helen Kerwin — Yea
Hillary Hickland — Yea
Hubert Vo — Not Voting
J. M. Lozano — Yea
James B. Frank — Yea
Janie Lopez — Yea
Janis Holt — Yea
Jared Patterson — Yea
Jay Dean — Yea
Jeff Barry — Yea
Jeff Leach — Yea
Jessica González — Yea
Joe Moody — Yea
John Bryant — Yea
John Bucy III — Yea
John Lujan — Yea
John McQueeney — Yea
Jolanda Jones — Yea
Josey Garcia — Yea
Katrina Pierson — Yea
Keith Bell — Yea
Ken King — Yea
Lacey Hull — Yea
Linda Garcia — Yea
Liz Campos — Yea
Lulu Flores — Yea
Mano DeAyala — Yea
Marc LaHood — Yea
Mark Dorazio — Yea
Mary Ann Perez — Yea
Mary E. González — Yea
Matt Morgan — Yea
Mike Olcott — Nay
Mitch Little — Nay
Morgan Meyer — Yea
Nicole Collier — Yea
Oscar Longoria — Yea
Pat Curry — Yea
Paul Dyson — Yea
Penny Morales Shaw — Yea
Philip Cortez — Yea
R. D. "Bobby" Guerra — Yea
Rafael Anchía — Yea
Ray Lopez — Yea
Rhetta Bowers — Yea
Richard Hayes — Yea
Ryan Guillen — Yea
Salman Bhojani — Yea
Sam Harless — Yea
Sergio Muñoz, Jr. — Yea
Shelley Luther — Yea
Sheryl Cole — Yea
Stan Gerdes — Yea
Stan Kitzman — Yea
Stan Lambert — Yea
Steve Toth — Nay
Suleman Lalani — Yea
Terry Canales — Yea
Thresa "Terry" Meza — Yea
Todd Hunter — Yea
Tom Craddick — Yea
Tom Oliverson — Yea
Trent Ashby — Yea
Trey Martinez Fischer — Yea
Vikki Goodwin — Yea
Vincent Perez — Yea
Will Metcalf — Not Voting
Yvonne Davis — Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 145 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 145104
Total 145104
% of votes cast 97%1%0%3%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Garcia Hernandez — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jones, — Yea
Perez, — Yea
Ward Johnson — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Leo Wilson — Not Voting
AJ Louderback — Yea
Aicha Davis — Yea
Alan Schoolcraft — Yea
Alma Allen — Yea
Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos — Yea
Andy Hopper — Yea
Angelia Orr — Yea
Angie Button — Yea
Armando Martinez — Yea
Armando Walle — Yea
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins — Yea
Ben Bumgarner — Yea
Brad Buckley — Yea
Brent Money — Yea
Brian Harrison — Yea
Briscoe Cain — Not Voting
Brooks Landgraf — Yea
Candy Noble — Yea
Carl Tepper — Yea
Caroline Fairly — Yea
Caroline Harris Davila — 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 — Yea
Dade Phelan — Yea
Daniel Alders — Yea
David Cook — Yea
David Lowe — Yea
David Spiller — Yea
Denise Villalobos — Yea
Dennis Paul — Yea
Diego Bernal — Not Voting
Don McLaughlin — Yea
Donna Howard — Yea
Drew Darby — Yea
Eddie Morales — Yea
Ellen Troxclair — Yea
Erin Gámez — Yea
Erin Zwiener — Yea
Gary Gates — Yea
Gary VanDeaver — Yea
Gene Wu — Yea
Gina Hinojosa — Yea
Giovanni Capriglione — Yea
Greg Bonnen — Yea
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. — 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
Ken King — Yea
Keresa Richardson — Yea
Lacey Hull — Yea
Lauren A. Simmons — Yea
Linda Garcia — Yea
Liz Campos — Yea
Lulu Flores — Yea
Mano DeAyala — Yea
Marc LaHood — Yea
Mark Dorazio — Yea
Mary Ann Perez — Yea
Mary E. González — Yea
Matt Morgan — Yea
Matt Shaheen — Yea
Mihaela Plesa — Yea
Mike Olcott — Yea
Mike Schofield — Yea
Mitch Little — Nay
Morgan Meyer — Yea
Nate Schatzline — Yea
Nicole Collier — Yea
Oscar Longoria — Yea
Pat Curry — Yea
Paul Dyson — Yea
Penny Morales Shaw — 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 Martinez Fischer — Yea
Trey Wharton — Yea
Valoree Swanson — Yea
Vikki Goodwin — Yea
Wes Virdell — Yea
Will Metcalf — Yea
Yvonne Davis — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 252 do?
Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.
Who sponsors HB 252?
HB 252 is sponsored by Armando Walle, Salman Bhojani, Pat Curry, Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos, and Linda Garcia.
What is the current status of HB 252?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced November 12, 2024. It awaits signature.
Where can I track HB 252?
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