Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 20: Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.

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Introduced
In committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both chambers
Enacted

Last official action: June 20, 2025 ·Record last updated: Oct 22, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC

Plain-language summary

HB 20 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on December 23, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program. Primary sponsor: Gary Gates (Republican), Brad Buckley (Republican), Keith Bell (Republican), Oscar Longoria (Democratic), Trey Martinez Fischer (Democratic), Charles Schwertner (Republican). It lists 109 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Effective immediately.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 31 · Republican 80

Name	Role	Party	Chamber	District
Gary Gates	Primary sponsor	Republican	House	28
Brad Buckley	Primary sponsor	Republican	House	54
Keith Bell	Primary sponsor	Republican	House	4
Oscar Longoria	Primary sponsor	Democratic	House	35
Trey Martinez Fischer	Primary sponsor	Democratic	House	116
Charles Schwertner	Primary sponsor	Republican	Senate	5
Daniel Alders	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	6
Alma Allen	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	131
Jeff Barry	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	29
Cecil Bell	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	3
Salman Bhojani	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	92
César Blanco	Co-sponsor	Democratic	Senate	29
Greg Bonnen	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	24
Ben Bumgarner	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	63
Angie Button	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	112
Briscoe Cain	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	128
Liz Campos	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	119
Terry Canales	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	40
Giovanni Capriglione	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	98
Sheryl Cole	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	46
Cook	Co-sponsor	Not applicable (committee)	—	—
Philip Cortez	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	117
Tom Craddick	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	82
Charles Cunningham	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	127
Pat Curry	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	56
Drew Darby	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	72
Caroline Harris Davila	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	52
Aicha Davis	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	109
Jay Dean	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	7
Mano DeAyala	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	133
Mark Dorazio	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	122
Caroline Dunmoyer	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	87
Paul Dyson	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	14
Josey Garcia	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	124
Stan Gerdes	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	17
Charlie Geren	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	99
Bobby Guerra	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	41
Ryan Guillen	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	31
Brent Hagenbuch	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	30
Sam Harless	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	126
Cody Harris	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	8
Brian Harrison	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	10
Richard Hayes	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	57
Cole Hefner	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	5
Cas Garcia Hernandez	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	115
Adam Hinojosa	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	27
Chuy Hinojosa	Co-sponsor	Democratic	Senate	20
Janis Holt	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	18
Andy Hopper	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	64
Lacey Hull	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	138
Todd Hunter	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	32
Carrie Isaac	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	73
Johnson	Co-sponsor	Not applicable (committee)	—	—
Venton Jones	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	100
Helen Kerwin	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	58
Stan Kitzman	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	85
Lois Kolkhorst	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	18
Marc LaHood	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	121
Suleman Lalani	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	76
Stan Lambert	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	71
Brooks Landgraf	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	81
Jeff Leach	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	67
Terri Leo-Wilson	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	23
Mitch Little	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	65
Janie Lopez	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	37
Ray Lopez	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	125
A.J. Louderback	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	30
J.M. Lozano	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	43
John Lujan	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	118
Shelley Luther	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	62
Christian Manuel	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	22
Don McLaughlin	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	80
John McQueeney	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	97
Will Metcalf	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	16
Terry Meza	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	105
Borris Miles	Co-sponsor	Democratic	Senate	13
Brent Money	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	2
Joe Moody	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	78
Eddie Morales	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	74
Matt Morgan	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	26
Sergio Muñoz	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	36
Candy Noble	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	89
Tom Oliverson	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	130
Angelia Orr	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	13
Jared Patterson	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	106
Dennis Paul	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	129
Dade Phelan	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	21
Katrina Pierson	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	33
Mihaela Pleșa	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	70
Richard Raymond	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	42
Ron Reynolds	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	27
Keresa Richardson	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	61
Jon Rosenthal	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	135
Schatzline	Co-sponsor	Not applicable (committee)	—	—
Alan Schoolcraft	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	44
Penny Morales Shaw	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	148
Joanne Shofner	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	11
Shelby Slawson	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	59
John Smithee	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	86
Kevin Sparks	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	31
David Spiller	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	68
Valoree Swanson	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	150
Carl Tepper	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	84
Tony Tinderholt	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	94
Steve Toth	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	15
Ellen Troxclair	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	19
VanDeaver	Co-sponsor	Not applicable (committee)	—	—
Cody Vasut	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	25
Denise Villalobos	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	34
Wes Virdell	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	53
Hubert Vo	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	149
Royce West	Co-sponsor	Democratic	Senate	23
Trey Wharton	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	12
Terry Wilson	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	20
Judith Zaffirini	Co-sponsor	Democratic	Senate	21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

June 20, 2025Effective immediately
June 20, 2025Signed by the Governor
June 2, 2025Sent to the Governor
June 1, 2025Signed in the Senate
June 1, 2025Signed in the House
May 31, 2025Reported enrolled
May 30, 2025House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
May 30, 2025Text of Senate Amendment(s)
May 30, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 30, 2025Record vote
May 30, 2025House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
May 29, 2025Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

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Key facts

Bill: HB 20
Chamber: House
Introduced: December 23, 2024
Stage: Enacted
Last action: June 20, 2025

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