Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill
HB 4: Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.
Passed both chambers Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 4 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system. Primary sponsor: Brad Buckley (Republican), Diego Bernal (Democratic), Trent Ashby (Republican), James Frank (Republican), Cook, Paul Bettencourt (Republican). It lists 89 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2025): Senate appoints conferees-reported.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Republican 78
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Buckley | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 54 |
| Diego Bernal | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 123 |
| Trent Ashby | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 9 |
| James Frank | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 69 |
| Cook | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Paul Bettencourt | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 7 |
| Jeff Barry | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 29 |
| Cecil Bell | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 3 |
| Keith Bell | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 4 |
| 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 |
| Giovanni Capriglione | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 98 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Trey Martinez Fischer | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 116 |
| Gary Gates | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 28 |
| Stan Gerdes | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 17 |
| Jessica González | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 104 |
| Ryan Guillen | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 31 |
| Sam Harless | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 126 |
| Cody Harris | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 8 |
| Richard Hayes | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 57 |
| Cole Hefner | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 5 |
| Hillary Hickland | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 55 |
| Adam Hinojosa | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 27 |
| Janis Holt | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 18 |
| Lacey Hull | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 138 |
| Todd Hunter | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 32 |
| Carrie Isaac | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 73 |
| Venton Jones | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 100 |
| Helen Kerwin | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 58 |
| King | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| King | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Stan Kitzman | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 85 |
| Lois Kolkhorst | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 18 |
| Marc LaHood | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 121 |
| 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 |
| Janie Lopez | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 37 |
| A.J. Louderback | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 30 |
| David Lowe | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 91 |
| J.M. Lozano | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 43 |
| John Lujan | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 118 |
| Shelley Luther | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 62 |
| Don McLaughlin | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 80 |
| John McQueeney | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 97 |
| Will Metcalf | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 16 |
| Morgan Meyer | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 108 |
| Brent Money | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 2 |
| 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 |
| Claudia Ordaz | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Angelia Orr | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 13 |
| Tan Parker | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 12 |
| Jared Patterson | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 106 |
| Dennis Paul | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 129 |
| Katrina Pierson | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 33 |
| Mihaela Pleșa | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 70 |
| Rodríguez Ramos | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Richard Raymond | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Ron Reynolds | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 27 |
| Keresa Richardson | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 61 |
| Schatzline | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Matt Shaheen | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 66 |
| 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 |
| Steve Toth | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 15 |
| Ellen Troxclair | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 19 |
| Chris Turner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 101 |
| Cody Vasut | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 25 |
| Denise Villalobos | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 34 |
| Wes Virdell | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 53 |
| Trey Wharton | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 12 |
| Terry Wilson | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 20 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Senate appoints conferees-reported
- Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
- Senate appoints conferees
- Senate grants request for conference comm.
- House appoints conferees-reported
- House requests conference committee-reported
- House refuses to concur-reported
- House appoints conferees
- House requests conference committee
- House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
- Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- Senate Amendments distributed
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