---
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`
- **2025-04-16** Record vote
- **2025-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **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`
- **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** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-04-16** Record vote
- **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** 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`
- **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** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **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`
- **2025-04-16** Record vote
- **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** Statement(s) of 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`
- **2025-04-16** Record vote
- **2025-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-04-17** Record vote
- **2025-04-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-04-17** Record vote
- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-04-17** Record vote
- **2025-04-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-17** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-04-17** Record vote
- **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** 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).