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Votes at a glance: key bills the Texas House passed April 17
Summary
A roundup of notable final passage votes taken by the House on April 17, including education, school safety, and a series of other bills. Tallies and brief descriptions are provided for each measure recorded on the floor.
The Texas House recorded final passage on a number of bills during its April 17 session. Below are key measures that reached final passage on the floor that day, with vote tallies and short descriptions as announced on the record.
Votes at a glance
- SB 2 — Education savings accounts (Creighton). Final passage: 86 ayes, 61 nays. Sponsor: Dr. Buckley moved final passage. Description: Establishes an education savings account program for eligible students; implementation and appropriations details to be set in follow‑on actions.
- SB 260 — School safety allotment (Hoffman). Final passage: 143 ayes, 0 nays. Sponsor explanation by Dr. Bonham. Description: Raises per‑student and per‑campus school safety allotments under the foundation school program (per transcript: per‑student and per campus amounts increased).
- SB 569 — Virtual and hybrid education structure (Bettencourt). Final passage: 109 ayes, 32 nays. Sponsor explanation by Mr. Kaufman. Description: Establishes a unified structure for virtual and hybrid education and related attendance funding provisions.
- HB 2 —…
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