Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas HB 4623
Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Little (Republican)
- Dutton (Democratic)
- Leo Wilson (Republican)
- Paxton (Republican)
Cosponsors (60)
- Alders (Republican)
- Barry (Republican)
- Bell, Keith (Republican)
- Bonnen (Republican)
- Buckley (Republican)
- Bumgarner (Republican)
- Button (Republican)
- Capriglione (Republican)
- DeAyala (Republican)
- Garcia, Josey (Democratic)
- Gerdes (Republican)
- Harless (Republican)
- Harris (Republican)
- Hefner (Republican)
- Hickland (Republican)
- Hopper (Republican)
- Hull (Republican)
- Hunter (Republican)
- Kerwin (Republican)
- Kitzman (Republican)
- LaHood (Republican)
- Landgraf (Republican)
- Lopez, Janie (Republican)
- Lowe (Republican)
- Luther (Republican)
- McQueeney (Republican)
- Metcalf (Republican)
- Money (Republican)
- Oliverson (Republican)
- Patterson (Republican)
- Pierson (Republican)
- Richardson (Republican)
- Schoolcraft (Republican)
- Shofner (Republican)
- Slawson (Republican)
- Toth (Republican)
- Troxclair (Republican)
- Vasut (Republican)
- Villalobos (Republican)
- Virdell (Republican)
- Wilson (Republican)
- Alvarado (Democratic)
- Bettencourt (Republican)
- Campbell (Republican)
- Creighton
- Hagenbuch (Republican)
- Hall (Republican)
- Hancock
- Hinojosa, Adam (Republican)
- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" (Democratic)
- Huffman (Republican)
- Hughes (Republican)
- King
- Kolkhorst (Republican)
- Menéndez (Democratic)
- Middleton (Republican)
- Parker (Republican)
- Perry (Republican)
- Sparks (Republican)
- Zaffirini (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jun 20, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 30, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 27, 2025 Senate | Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 4623 be placed on its third reading and final passage. | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 27, 2025 Senate | Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 4623 be placed on its third reading and final passage. | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 14, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 13, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 13, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 - Jun 20, 2025
Signed by the Governor - Jun 2, 2025
Sent to the Governor - Jun 1, 2025 · Senate
Signed in the Senate - Jun 1, 2025 · House
Signed in the House - May 31, 2025 · House
Reported enrolled - May 30, 2025 · Senate
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported - May 30, 2025 · House
Text of Senate Amendment(s) - May 30, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 30, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 30, 2025 · House
House concurs in Senate amendment(s) - May 29, 2025 · House
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed - May 29, 2025 · House
Senate Amendments distributed - May 28, 2025 · House
Senate passage as amended reported - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Passed - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Passed to 3rd reading as amended - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Amended - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Amendment(s) offered - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized - May 26, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - May 26, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted - May 26, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - May 26, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - May 26, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized - May 25, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized - May 22, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee - May 22, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee - May 22, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - May 22, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - May 22, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized - May 21, 2025 · Senate
Posting rule suspended - May 21, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized - May 20, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized - May 16, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Education K-16 - May 16, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House - May 14, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed - May 14, 2025 · House
Reason for vote recorded in Journal - May 14, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 14, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 14, 2025 · House
Passed - May 14, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time - May 14, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 14, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 14, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment as amended - May 13, 2025 · House
Amendment withdrawn - May 13, 2025 · House
Point of order withdrawn (amendment) - May 13, 2025 · House
Amendment(s) offered - May 13, 2025 · House
Amendment adopted as amended - May 13, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 13, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 13, 2025 · House
Amendment amended - May 13, 2025 · House
Amendment(s) offered - May 13, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time - May 10, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar - May 8, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars - May 8, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - May 7, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - May 7, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - May 1, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted - May 1, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee - May 1, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Read first time - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Filed