Texas · House Bill 120 · 89th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for…

HB 120 Sponsored by Keith Bell Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 20, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 25, 2025
  3. Passed the House Apr 16, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate May 25, 2025
  5. To the governor Jun 1, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 20, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.

Every action

66 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 58 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. CommitteeReferred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by Speaker · House Public Education
  4. HouseScheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  5. HouseConsidered by s/c in public hearing
  6. HouseCommittee substitute considered in s/c
  7. HouseTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  8. HouseLeft pending in subcommittee
  9. CommitteeRecalled from subcommittee · House Public Education
  10. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · House Public Education
  11. CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House Public Education
  12. CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · House Public Education
  13. HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  14. HouseCommittee report distributed
  15. HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
  16. HouseConsidered in Calendars
  17. HousePlaced on Emergency Calendar
  18. HouseRead 2nd time
  19. HouseAmended (1-K. Bell)
  20. HouseRecord vote (RV#182)
  21. HousePassed to engrossment as amended
  22. HouseRecord vote (RV#183)
  23. HouseRead 3rd time
  24. HousePassed
  25. HouseRecord vote (RV#213)
  26. HouseReported engrossed
  27. SenateReceived from the House
  28. SenateRead first time
  29. SenateReferred to Education K-16
  30. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · Senate Education K-16
  31. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · Senate Education K-16
  32. CommitteeTestimony taken in committee · Senate Education K-16
  33. CommitteeLeft pending in committee · Senate Education K-16
  34. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · Senate Education K-16
  35. CommitteeVote taken in committee · Senate Education K-16
  36. CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · Senate Education K-16
  37. SenateCommittee report printed and distributed
  38. SenateCo-sponsor authorized
  39. SenatePlaced on intent calendar
  40. SenateCo-sponsor authorized
  41. SenateRules suspended-Regular order of business
  42. SenateRead 2nd time
  43. SenateAmendment(s) offered (FA1 Schwertner)
  44. SenateAmended
  45. SenateVote recorded in Journal
  46. SenatePassed to 3rd reading as amended
  47. SenateVote recorded in Journal
  48. SenateThree day rule suspended
  49. SenateRecord vote
  50. SenateRead 3rd time
  51. SenatePassed
  52. SenateRecord vote
  53. HouseSenate passage as amended reported
  54. HouseSenate Amendments distributed
  55. HouseSenate Amendments Analysis distributed
  56. HouseHouse concurs in Senate amendment(s)
  57. HouseRecord vote (RV#4010)
  58. HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  1. HouseText of Senate Amendment(s)
  2. SenateHouse concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
  3. HouseReported enrolled
  4. HouseSigned in the House
  5. SenateSigned in the Senate
  6. GovernorSent to the Governor
  7. GovernorSigned by the Governor
  8. GovernorSee remarks for effective date

Roll calls

8 recorded votes: 6 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Amendment No. 1 was adopted · Full House

Passed 143–1
Apr 15, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 143 No 1 Not voting 6
Democrats: 59 yes, 0 no Republicans: 84 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 143

No · 1

Not voting · 2

Absent · 2

Excused · 2

CSHB 120 , as amended, was passed to engrossment · Full House

Passed 142–4
Apr 15, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 142 No 4 Not voting 4
Democrats: 60 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 4 no
How each member voted

Yes · 142

No · 4

Not voting · 2

Excused · 2

HB 120 was passed · Full House

Passed 144–1
Apr 16, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 144 No 1 Not voting 5
Democrats: 59 yes, 0 no Republicans: 85 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 144

No · 1

Not voting · 1

Absent · 4

Senator Schwertner moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 120 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — The motion prevailed · Full Senate

Passed 31–0
May 25, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 31 No 0
Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no Republicans: 20 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 31

The bill was read third time and was passed · Full Senate

Passed 31–0
May 25, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 31 No 0
Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no Republicans: 20 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 31

Representative K. Bell moved to concur in the senate amendments to HB 120 . — The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 120 prevailed · Full House

Passed 116–6
May 28, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 116 No 6 Not voting 28
Democrats: 46 yes, 1 no Republicans: 70 yes, 5 no
How each member voted

Yes · 116

No · 6

Not voting · 1

Absent · 17

Excused · 10

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 18, 2025 House Public Education Public Education: Reported favorably as substituted Passed 15–0
May 20, 2025 Senate Education K-16 Education K-16: Reported favorably as substituted Passed 11–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 20 cosponsors: 13 Republicans, 7 Democrats.

All 20 cosponsors

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.