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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 2081: Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2081 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on January 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education. Primary sponsor: John Bucy (Democratic), Stan Kitzman (Republican), Donna Howard (Democratic), Greg Bonnen (Republican), Trent Ashby (Republican), José Menéndez (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 26, 2025): Effective immediately.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John BucyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Stan KitzmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Donna HowardPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Greg BonnenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Trent AshbyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
José MenéndezPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
César BlancoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
FloresCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
KingCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mihaela PleșaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Penny Morales ShawCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148

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

Recent official actions

  1. Effective immediately
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the Senate
  5. Signed in the House
  6. Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  7. Reported enrolled
  8. Senate passage reported
  9. Record vote
  10. Passed
  11. Read 3rd time
  12. Record vote

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source