---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the public school finance system and public education."
description: "Relating to the public school finance system and public education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1525"
citation: "Texas HB 1525 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COVID-19 (SB9YM)", "EDUCATION AGENCY", "TEXAS (V9941)", "EDUCATION", "COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)", "WORKFORCE COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0470)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dutton", "González, Mary", "Huberty", "King, Ken", "Taylor", "VanDeaver"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 193
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5031ce11-c085-4bf2-8cda-75121f9e31c8"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01500_HB01599/HB 1525.xml"
source_hash: "275b5b8bf245e3800eaafee942c12ffc7a57f5abb53cbd3d78515f71fe3c41f1"
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 HB 1525 (87) — Relating to the public school finance system and public education.

## 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/87R/billtext/html/HB01525I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01525E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01525H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01525S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01525F.HTM)

## Votes

- other — **13–18** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **142–4** (pass) · lower
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
- other — **129–3** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dutton — primary (person)
- González, Mary — primary (person)
- Huberty — primary (person)
- King, Ken — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- VanDeaver — primary (person)
- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
- Lucio — cosponsor (person)
- Morales Shaw — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Eddie — cosponsor (person)
- Paxton — cosponsor (person)
- Spiller — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-15** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-23** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-23** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-30** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-03-30** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-08** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-09** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-09** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-12** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-14** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-04-13** Recommitted to committee
- **2021-04-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-13** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-13** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-13** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-14** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-14** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-16** Calendars Committee rule adopted
- **2021-04-16** Record vote
- **2021-04-16** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-21** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-04-21** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-21** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2021-04-21** Amendment adopted as amended
- **2021-04-21** Record vote
- **2021-04-21** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-21** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-21** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-04-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Passed as amended `passage`
- **2021-04-22** Record vote
- **2021-04-22** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-22** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-23** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-04** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-14** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-17** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-18** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-24** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-26** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-26** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment to amendment offered
- **2021-05-26** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment adopted as amended
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment to amendment offered
- **2021-05-26** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment adopted as amended
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment to amendment offered
- **2021-05-26** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment adopted as amended
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-26** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2021-05-28** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
- **2021-05-28** House requests conference committee
- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees
- **2021-05-28** House refuses to concur-reported
- **2021-05-28** House requests conference committee-reported
- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-05-28** Senate grants request for conference comm.
- **2021-05-28** Senate appoints conferees
- **2021-05-29** Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
- **2021-05-29** Senate appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-05-29** Conference committee report filed
- **2021-05-29** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
- **2021-05-29** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
- **2021-05-30** Rules suspended
- **2021-05-30** Record vote
- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conference committee report
- **2021-05-30** Record vote
- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2021-05-30** House adopts conference committee report
- **2021-05-30** Record vote
- **2021-05-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-30** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2021-05-31** House adopts resolution for tech. correction
- **2021-05-31** Senate adopts resolution for tech. correction
- **2021-05-31** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-16** See remarks for effective date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5031ce11-c085-4bf2-8cda-75121f9e31c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).