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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program."
+description: "Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "89R"
+identifier: "SB 2"
+citation: "Texas SB 2 (89R)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["AUDITS & AUDITORS (S4334)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "EDUCATION AGENCY", "TEXAS (V9941)", "Education--Higher--General (I0231)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Private (I0239)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Special (I0243)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)", "SUPREME COURT (V0311)", "State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Bonnen", "Buckley", "Campbell", "Creighton", "Frank", "Hagenbuch", "Harris", "Hinojosa, Adam", "Hunter", "King", "Middleton", "Parker", "Paxton"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 288
+vote_count: 44
+first_action: "2025-01-24"
+last_action: "2025-05-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95b59165-6336-4d6b-a9a2-d65bdbeea474"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 2.xml"
+source_hash: "5afaeb67a3779efba5b77b2bdc742810aff79e45175cbf9d8cf2d71bb10a972e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas SB 2 (89R) — Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00002I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00002E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00002H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00002S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00002F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
+- other — **12–19** (fail) · upper
+- other — **11–20** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 33 — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- other — **11–20** (fail) · upper
+- other — **11–20** (fail) · upper
+- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 28 — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- other — **11–20** (fail) · upper
+- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 6 — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- other — **11–20** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **124–18** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **86–61** (pass) · lower
+- other — **11–20** (fail) · upper
+- other — **11–20** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
+- other — **11–20** (fail) · upper
+- other — **12–19** (fail) · upper
+- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 13 — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 4 — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- other — **11–20** (fail) · upper
+- other — **11–20** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
+- other — **11–20** (fail) · upper
+- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 29 — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
+- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 26 — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 17 — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 3 — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **85–59** (pass) · lower
+- other — **11–20** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **86–63** (pass) · lower
+- other — **11–20** (fail) · upper
+- other — **11–20** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **25–5** (pass) · upper
+- other — **11–20** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bettencourt — primary (person)
+- Bonnen — primary (person)
+- Buckley — primary (person)
+- Campbell — primary (person)
+- Creighton — primary (person)
+- Frank — primary (person)
+- Hagenbuch — primary (person)
+- Harris — primary (person)
+- Hinojosa, Adam — primary (person)
+- Hunter — primary (person)
+- King — primary (person)
+- Middleton — primary (person)
+- Parker — primary (person)
+- Paxton — primary (person)
+- Alders — cosponsor (person)
+- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
+- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
+- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
+- Birdwell — cosponsor (person)
+- Bumgarner — cosponsor (person)
+- Button — cosponsor (person)
+- Cain — cosponsor (person)
+- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
+- Cook — cosponsor (person)
+- Craddick — cosponsor (person)
+- Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
+- Curry — cosponsor (person)
+- DeAyala — cosponsor (person)
+- Dorazio — cosponsor (person)
+- Dyson — cosponsor (person)
+- Fairly — cosponsor (person)
+- Flores — cosponsor (person)
+- Gates — cosponsor (person)
+- Gerdes — cosponsor (person)
+- Hancock — cosponsor (person)
+- Harris Davila — cosponsor (person)
+- Hayes — cosponsor (person)
+- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
+- Hickland — cosponsor (person)
+- Holt — cosponsor (person)
+- Hopper — cosponsor (person)
+- Hull — cosponsor (person)
+- Isaac — cosponsor (person)
+- Kerwin — cosponsor (person)
+- Kitzman — cosponsor (person)
+- LaHood — cosponsor (person)
+- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
+- Leach — cosponsor (person)
+- Leo Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+- Little — cosponsor (person)
+- Lopez, Janie — cosponsor (person)
+- Louderback — cosponsor (person)
+- Lowe — cosponsor (person)
+- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
+- Lujan — cosponsor (person)
+- Luther — cosponsor (person)
+- McLaughlin — cosponsor (person)
+- McQueeney — cosponsor (person)
+- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
+- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
+- Money — cosponsor (person)
+- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
+- Noble — cosponsor (person)
+- Olcott — cosponsor (person)
+- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
+- Orr — cosponsor (person)
+- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
+- Paul — cosponsor (person)
+- Pierson — cosponsor (person)
+- Richardson — cosponsor (person)
+- Schatzline — cosponsor (person)
+- Schofield — cosponsor (person)
+- Schoolcraft — cosponsor (person)
+- Schwertner — cosponsor (person)
+- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
+- Shofner — cosponsor (person)
+- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
+- Smithee — cosponsor (person)
+- Sparks — cosponsor (person)
+- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
+- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
+- Tepper — cosponsor (person)
+- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
+- Toth — cosponsor (person)
+- Troxclair — cosponsor (person)
+- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
+- Villalobos — cosponsor (person)
+- Virdell — cosponsor (person)
+- Wharton — cosponsor (person)
+- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-24** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
+- **2025-01-24** Filed `filing`
+- **2025-01-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-01-24** Referred to Education K-16 `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-28** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2025-01-28** Considered in public hearing
+- **2025-01-28** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2025-01-28** Vote taken in committee
+- **2025-01-29** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-01-29** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2025-01-29** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
+- **2025-02-04** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2025-02-05** Co-author authorized
+- **2025-02-05** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-02-05** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2025-02-05** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-02-05** Record vote
+- **2025-02-05** Statement(s) submitted
+- **2025-02-05** Statement(s) submitted
+- **2025-02-05** Statement(s) submitted
+- **2025-02-05** Statement(s) submitted
+- **2025-02-05** Statement(s) submitted
+- **2025-02-05** Reported engrossed
+- **2025-02-06** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2025-02-25** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-02-25** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-01** Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
+- **2025-04-01** Meeting cancelled
+- **2025-04-03** Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
+- **2025-04-03** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2025-04-03** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
+- **2025-04-03** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-11** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
+- **2025-04-11** Committee report distributed
+- **2025-04-11** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2025-04-14** Considered in Calendars
+- **2025-04-16** Placed on Emergency Calendar
+- **2025-04-16** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-16** Postponed
+- **2025-04-16** Record vote
+- **2025-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-16** Laid out as postponed business
+- **2025-04-16** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-04-16** Record vote
+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
+- **2025-04-16** Record vote
+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
+- **2025-04-16** Record vote
+- **2025-04-16** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
+- **2025-04-16** Record vote
+- **2025-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
+- **2025-04-16** Record vote
+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
+- **2025-04-16** Record vote
+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
+- **2025-04-16** Record vote
+- **2025-04-16** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
+- **2025-04-16** Record vote
+- **2025-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-16** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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+- **2025-04-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
+- **2025-04-17** Record vote
+- **2025-04-17** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-04-17** Record vote
+- **2025-04-17** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-17** Rules suspended
+- **2025-04-17** Additional sponsor(s) authorized
+- **2025-04-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-17** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-04-17** Record vote
+- **2025-04-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-17** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-22** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-04-24** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
+- **2025-04-24** Read
+- **2025-04-24** Point of order
+- **2025-04-24** Point of order overruled
+- **2025-04-24** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
+- **2025-04-24** Record vote
+- **2025-04-24** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
+- **2025-04-24** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2025-04-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
+- **2025-04-29** Signed in the House `passage`
+- **2025-04-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-03** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-03** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95b59165-6336-4d6b-a9a2-d65bdbeea474`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+