Texas Senate · Aug 27, 2025
Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 8 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
Result: pass
HB 8: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
Totals
| Yea | Nay | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1 | 5 |
| Republican | 17 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 5 |
Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.
All voters
| Legislator | Position |
|---|---|
| Carol Alvarado(Democratic) | Nay |
| Paul Bettencourt(Republican) | Yea |
| Birdwell | Yea |
| César Blanco(Democratic) | Yea |
| Donna Campbell(Republican) | Yea |
| Molly Cook(Democratic) | Nay |
| Creighton | Yea |
| Sarah Eckhardt(Democratic) | Absent |
| Pete Flores(Republican) | Yea |
| Roland Gutierrez(Democratic) | Nay |
| Brent Hagenbuch(Republican) | Yea |
| Bob Hall(Republican) | Yea |
| Adam Hinojosa(Republican) | Yea |
| Joan Huffman(Republican) | Yea |
| Bryan Hughes(Republican) | Yea |
| J. Hinojosa | Yea |
| Nathan Johnson(Democratic) | Nay |
| Phil King(Republican) | Yea |
| Lois Kolkhorst(Republican) | Yea |
| José Menéndez(Democratic) | Absent |
| Mayes Middleton(Republican) | Yea |
| Borris Miles(Democratic) | Absent |
| Robert Nichols(Republican) | Yea |
| Tan Parker(Republican) | Yea |
| Angela Paxton(Republican) | Yea |
| Charles Perry(Republican) | Yea |
| Charles Schwertner(Republican) | Yea |
| Kevin Sparks(Republican) | Yea |
| Royce West(Democratic) | Absent |
| Judith Zaffirini(Democratic) | Nay |