Relating to the operation by a school district of a vocational education program to provide eligible high school students with vocational and educational training under a plan for the issuance of a high school diploma and the application of certain student-based allotments under the public school finance system.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 17, 2021
Last action May 25, 2021
Floor votes · House May 14, 2021
How they voted
115–7
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 125
May 14, 2021
D
Democratic48
83% Yea
R
Republican77
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
13
Committee
13
May 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
No action taken in committee
upper
May 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 89 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alma Allen
DDemocratic
P
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
P
Cody Harris
RRepublican
P
Dustin Burrows
RRepublican
P
EL
Eddie Lucio, III
DDemocratic
P
Gary Gates
RRepublican
Co
AD
Alex Dominguez
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Andy Murr
RRepublican
Co
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
DDemocratic
Co
BL
Ben Leman
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hall
RRepublican
Co
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
Co
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
Co
Brooks Landgraf
RRepublican
Co
BS
Bryan Slaton
RRepublican
Co
Cecil Bell
RRepublican
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