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HB 8
  • Introduced
    Aug 15, 2025
  • Passed House
    Aug 26, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    Aug 27, 2025
  • Signed into Law
    Sep 17, 2025
HB 8
Texas House Bill
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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.
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executive • Sep 17, 2025: See remarks for effective date
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Aug 26, 2025, House
HB 8, as amended, was passed by (Record 86): 82 Yeas, 56 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
YES: 82
NO: 56
OTHER: 1
YES: 82

NO: 56

ABSENT: 11

NOT VOTING: 1

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Aug 27, 2025, Senate
Senator Bettencourt moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 8 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 5.
YES: 21
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 21

NO: 5

ABSENT: 4

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Aug 27, 2025, Senate
HB 8, 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. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 5.
YES: 21
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 21

NO: 5

ABSENT: 4

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Aug 27, 2025, Senate
The amendment to HB 8 was read and was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 5.
YES: 21
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 21

NO: 5

ABSENT: 4

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Aug 27, 2025, Senate
HB 8 as amended was passed to third reading by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 5. (Same as previous roll call)
YES: 21
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 21

NO: 5

    OTHER: 0
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    Sep 03, 2025, Senate
    HB 8 (79 Yeas, 47 Nays, 1 Present, not voting)
    YES: 79
    NO: 47
    OTHER: 1
    YES: 79

    NO: 47

      OTHER: 1
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      • Sep 17, 2025 | executive
        • Signed by the Governor
        • See remarks for effective date
      • 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
        • Reason for 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-Anchía
        • 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
        • Reason for 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
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