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IntroducedAug 15, 2025
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Passed HouseAug 26, 2025
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Passed SenateAug 27, 2025
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Signed into Law
Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
Last Action See all actions
executive • Sep 04, 2025: Sent to the Governor
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 8
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Landgrafauthor
- Wilsonauthor
- Alderscoauthor
- Bell, Cecilcoauthor
- Bonnencoauthor
- Bumgarnercoauthor
- Buttoncoauthor
- Caincoauthor
- Cookcoauthor
- Craddickcoauthor
- Cunninghamcoauthor
- Currycoauthor
- Doraziocoauthor
- Frankcoauthor
- Gerdescoauthor
- Gerencoauthor
- Guillencoauthor
- Harlesscoauthor
- Harriscoauthor
- Harris Davilacoauthor
- Hayescoauthor
- Hefnercoauthor
- Hicklandcoauthor
- Holtcoauthor
- Hullcoauthor
- Huntercoauthor
- Kerwincoauthor
- Kitzmancoauthor
- LaHoodcoauthor
- Leachcoauthor
- Leo Wilsoncoauthor
- Lopez, Janiecoauthor
- Louderbackcoauthor
- Lujancoauthor
- Luthercoauthor
- McLaughlincoauthor
- McQueeneycoauthor
- Noblecoauthor
- Orrcoauthor
- Pattersoncoauthor
- Paulcoauthor
- Piersoncoauthor
- Richardsoncoauthor
- Schoolcraftcoauthor
- Shofnercoauthor
- Slawsoncoauthor
- Swansoncoauthor
- Teppercoauthor
- Virdellcoauthor
- Whartoncoauthor
- Bettencourtsponsor
- Birdwellcosponsor
- Campbellcosponsor
- Hagenbuchcosponsor
- Hallcosponsor
- Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
- Huffmancosponsor
- Hughescosponsor
- Kingcosponsor
- Kolkhorstcosponsor
- Parkercosponsor
- Paxtoncosponsor
- Perrycosponsor
- Sparkscosponsor
Votes
YES: 82
- Alders
- Ashby
- Barry
- Bell, C.
- Bell, K.
- Bonnen
- Buckley
- Bumgarner
- Button
- Cain
- Capriglione
- Cook
- Craddick
- Cunningham
- Curry
- Dean
- DeAyala
- Dorazio
- Dyson
- Fairly
- Frank
- Gates
- Gerdes
- González, M.
- Guillen
- Harless
- Harris
- Harris Davila
- 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
- 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
NO: 56
- Allen
- AnchÃa
- Bernal
- Bhojani
- Bowers
- Bryant
- Bucy
- Canales
- Cole
- Collier
- Cortez
- Darby
- Davis, A.
- Davis, Y.
- Dutton
- Flores
- Gámez
- Garcia, L.
- Garcia Hernandez
- Gervin-Hawkins
- González, J.
- Goodwin
- Guerra
- Harrison
- Hernandez
- Hinojosa
- Howard
- Johnson
- Jones, J.
- Jones, V.
- Lalani
- Little
- Longoria
- Lopez, R.
- Manuel
- Martinez
- Fischer
- Meza
- Moody
- Morales, E.
- Muñoz
- Ordaz
- Perez, M.
- Perez, V.
- Plesa
- Raymond
- Romero
- Rose
- Rosenthal
- Talarico
- Thompson
- Turner
- Walle
- Ward Johnson
- Wu
- Zwiener
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Sep 04, 2025 | executive
- Sent to the Governor
- Sep 03, 2025 | Senate
- Signed in the Senate
- Sep 03, 2025 | House
- Signed in the House
- Sep 03, 2025 | Senate
- House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- Sep 03, 2025 | House
- Point of order withdrawn Rule 8, Section 3; Article III, Section 40
- House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- Record vote RV#157
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- Reported enrolled
- Aug 28, 2025 | House
- Senate passage as amended reported
- Senate Amendments distributed
- Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- Aug 27, 2025 | Senate
- Read first time
- Referred to Finance
- Posting rule suspended
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 08/27/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Vote taken in committee
- Reported favorably w/o amendments
- Printing rule suspended
- Ordered not printed
- Co-sponsor authorized
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Record vote
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) offered FA1 Bettencourt
- Amended
- Record vote
- Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- Record vote
- Three day rule suspended
- Record vote
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote
- Remarks ordered printed
- Aug 26, 2025 | Senate
- Received from the House
- Aug 26, 2025 | House
- Placed on Major State Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Postponed 8/26/25 11:00 AM
- Laid out as postponed business
- Amendment(s) offered 1-Buckley, K. Bell, Landgraf, VanDeaver, and M. González
- Amendment amended 2-AnchÃa
- Amendment adopted as amended 1-Buckley, et al.
- Amendment tabled 3-Hinojosa
- Record vote RV#74
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amended 4-Hinojosa
- Amendment tabled 5-Bernal
- Record vote RV#75
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amended 6-Hinojosa
- Passed to engrossment as amended
- Record vote RV#76
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Read 3rd time
- Amended 1-Buckley
- Passed as amended
- Record vote RV#86
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Reported engrossed
- Aug 25, 2025 | House
- Considered in Calendars
- Aug 24, 2025 | House
- Committee report distributed
- Committee report sent to Calendars
- Aug 23, 2025 | House
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Aug 21, 2025 | House
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 08/21/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
- Aug 18, 2025 | House
- Read first time
- Referred to Public Education
- Aug 15, 2025 | House
- Filed
Bill Texts
- IntroducedPDF
- IntroducedHTML
- House Committee ReportPDF
- House Committee ReportHTML
- EngrossedPDF
- EngrossedHTML
- Senate Amendments PrintingPDF
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
- House Amendment 1 (Adopted, 8/26/2025) -- BuckleyPDF
- House Amendment 1 (Adopted, 8/26/2025) -- BuckleyHTML
- House Amendment 1 (Adopted, 8/26/2025) -- BuckleyPDF
- House Amendment 1 (Adopted, 8/26/2025) -- BuckleyHTML
- House Amendment to Amendment 2 (Adopted, 8/26/2025) -- AnchÃaPDF
- House Amendment to Amendment 2 (Adopted, 8/26/2025) -- AnchÃaHTML
- House Amendment 3 (Tabled, 8/26/2025) -- HinojosaPDF
- House Amendment 3 (Tabled, 8/26/2025) -- HinojosaHTML
- House Amendment 4 (Adopted, 8/26/2025) -- HinojosaPDF
- House Amendment 4 (Adopted, 8/26/2025) -- HinojosaHTML
- House Amendment 5 (Tabled, 8/26/2025) -- BernalPDF
- House Amendment 5 (Tabled, 8/26/2025) -- BernalHTML
- House Amendment 6 (Adopted, 8/26/2025) -- HinojosaPDF
- House Amendment 6 (Adopted, 8/26/2025) -- HinojosaHTML
- Senate Amendment F1 (Adopted, 8/27/2025) -- BettencourtPDF
- Senate Amendment F1 (Adopted, 8/27/2025) -- BettencourtHTML
Documents
- Fiscal Note (Introduced)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Introduced)HTML
- Analysis (House Committee Report)PDF
- Analysis (House Committee Report)HTML
- Witness List (House Committee Report)HTML
- Summary of Committee Action (House Committee Report)HTML
- Analysis (Engrossed)PDF
- Analysis (Engrossed)HTML
- Fiscal Note (Engrossed)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Engrossed)HTML
- Analysis (Senate Amendments Printing)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Senate Amendments Printing)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Senate Amendments Printing)HTML
- Fiscal Note (Enrolled)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Enrolled)HTML