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Votes at a glance

- HB 55 60 (water infrastructure/penalties): House concurred with Senate amendments; recorded concurrence 25 ayes, 4 nays. (Mover: Dr. Buckley)

- HB 2 (education funding): House concurred with Senate amendments; recorded concurrence 22 ayes, 13 nays. (Mover: Dr. Buckley)

- HB 24 (residential development threshold language): House concurred with Senate amendments; recorded concurrence 104 ayes, 30 nays. (Mover: Ms. Orr)

- HB 32 33 (data‑localization language): House concurred with Senate amendments; recorded concurrence 37 ayes, 0 nays. (Mover: Mr. Gertes)

- HB 13 97 (Alamo Commission / display oversight): House concurred with Senate amendments; recorded concurrence 41 ayes, 0 nays. (Mover: Mr. Gertes)

- HB 31 33 (federal law conflict fix / Take It Down Act): House concurred with Senate amendments; recorded tally recorded as tied in one announcement but the clerk recorded concurrence (recorded votes varied in transcript). (Mover: Mr. Bojani)

- HB 42 (higher education formulas): House concurred with Senate amendments; recorded concurrence 111 ayes, 15 nays. (Mover: Mr. Wilson)

- HB 12 11 (tuition waiver age cap amendment): House concurred with Senate amendments; recorded concurrence 95 ayes, 31 nays. (Mover: Mr. Lujan)

- HB 7 83 (deceptive AI / images amendment): House concurred with Senate amendments; recorded concurrence 102 ayes, 28 nays. (Mover: Dr. Delaney)

- HB 25 12 (ETJ removal / petition notice): House concurred with Senate amendments; recorded concurrence announced 19 ayes, 20 nays in the record but the clerk recorded concurrence. (Mover: Mr. Garren)

- SB 17 (conference committee report on land ownership): House adopted conference committee report by recorded vote 85 ayes, 57 nays. (Mover: Mr. Heffner)

Appointing conference committees (selected examples read on the floor)

- HB 2067 with Senate amendments: House refused to concur and appointed conferees (Paul, chair; Barry; Dean; Gonzales of Dallas; Wharton). (Mover: Mr. Paul)

- HB 2885 with Senate amendments: House refused to concur and appointed conferees (Gertes, chair; Harris; Longoria; Phelan). (Mover: Mr. Gertes)

- HB 3595 with Senate amendments: House refused to concur and appointed conferees (Berry, chair; Ashby; Guerra; King; Wharton). (Mover: Mr. Berry)

- HB 4 with Senate amendments: House refused to concur and appointed conferees for a conference committee (Buckley, chair; Bernal; Ashby; Metcalfe; Landgraf). (Mover: Dr. Buckley)

Several additional concurrence motions and conference appointments were read and disposed on the floor; the clerk recorded those outcomes in the official floor minutes. Where the transcript reported a recorded roll call, vote tallies are shown above as read on the floor. If a vote tally was not read or recorded in the transcript excerpt, the outcome is reported as recorded by the clerk on the floor (\"House concurs\" or \"refused to concur; conference appointed\").

Notes

- The transcript shows multiple instances in which members asked for their exchanges or explanations to be reduced to writing and placed in the House Journal; the chamber granted those requests.

- This roundup includes items specifically identified in the floor transcript with recorded votes or with formal conference appointments; it does not list routine recognitions, memorials, or ceremonial resolutions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","89th Legislative Session (Part I) 5/29/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Texas House recorded multiple final actions today, including concurrence with numerous Senate amendments, appointments of conference committees and adoption of conference reports; this roundup lists each floor action with outcomes and vote tallies where recorded.","taxTitle","Legislative, Texas","taxId",16091,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":46,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6222396,"House Adopts Conference Report on SB 17, Tightening Limits on Foreign Ownership of Texas Real Property; Vote Draws Divisions",1707,12393000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3609588-95c6ee34c7f48b767fd25817e0f603d9&start=12393&end=14100","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3609588-95c6ee34c7f48b767fd25817e0f603d9/thumbnail_12393000.jpg","/articles/6222396/Texas/House-Adopts-Conference-Report-on-SB-17-Tightening-Limits-on-Foreign-Ownership-of-Texas-Real-Property-Vote-Draws-Divisions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6222396-003d7dd6c19435dfe0497e51fc56f0f6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771000150&Signature=U41IXE4WBylJWO1H8p7tBRJAoAQt0PGgED6e6B7TlEkmVKIkOPjBcmpp5BjbYAiTJgJJoj1JgOQmyQUptCDZ50JWyFAfEYLqFtne2MzGWrjhMWxdBHJe1jmbQFmA4OcZvRS9VfJI9aRZu1Qr~iw9WreVm5RmkMni2uO2p6zsibAN-PQ~LifE0fUnSSGrpRZcAKzC6VtdGCuR2fkbOdyGwPzSHpK8kQokK-v2WZLvH3llidNao2NVrBTUAWYErV2Qb8MHdLvcdUedg0LnVjsNfLRE-iAlwnXGdOdz7Ofq6tjLtgNBQEgZ2OR2AM3rT5CjP7iYjiwpalaeaTXJjePkUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Texas House adopted the conference committee report on Senate Bill 17 on Wednesday, approving new restrictions on acquisition of certain real property by persons domiciled in designated foreign countries. The adoption passed on a recorded vote of 85 ayes and 57 nays.

Representative Heffner, explaining the conference report, said the final language restores a resident‑homestead exemption limited to lawfully present individuals and narrows the acreage associated with a homestead to 10 acres inside city limits and 20 acres outside city limits. He said the conference report “provides stronger protections for Texas land and natural resources” than either chamber’s prior version.

Representative Wu spoke against the conference report on the floor, calling attention to the measure’s remaining prohibitions. He warned the legislation could bar people from designated countries — including those here lawfully on visas — from owning interests in businesses or investments that hold Texas property and likened the approach to historical policies of exclusion. Wu urged members to vote no on the concurrence.

In floor colloquy after the vote, Representative Heffner and other members clarified aspects of the final language. Heffner said lawfully present individuals domiciled in a designated country may buy a residential property intended for their residence homestead but may not hold a controlling interest in real property or in entities that own property beyond the defined homestead acreage. He also described the conferees’ effort to adopt a familiar statutory definition of homestead acreage limits to avoid unintended wide readings.

Several members requested that portions of the back‑and‑forth and specific exchanges be reduced to the House Journal and placed in the record. The House granted those requests on the floor.

The conference committee report was adopted after floor debate and the recorded vote; with adoption, the statute language from the conference report will move toward final enrollment and signature steps.","The Texas House approved the conference committee report on Senate Bill 17, restricting certain foreign ownership interests in Texas real property while allowing limited homestead purchases by lawfully present individuals; the measure passed 85–57 after heated floor exchanges over scope and exemptions.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6222401,"House Concludes Major School-Funding Bill, Backing Teacher Retention Allotment and New Basic-Costs Allotment",640,6720000,7360000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3609588-95c6ee34c7f48b767fd25817e0f603d9&start=6720&end=7360","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3609588-95c6ee34c7f48b767fd25817e0f603d9/thumbnail_6720000.jpg","/articles/6222401/Texas/House-Concludes-Major-School-Funding-Bill-Backing-Teacher-Retention-Allotment-and-New-Basic-Costs-Allotment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6222401-41f994504705087fb9dea05381133f91/orig.mp4?Expires=1771000150&Signature=ncTHRpfZZX7SyTau1uZ4LYjA0CGeHwufsciTVpg6wY8uxgO8ZlGjrple1gDH8LgMpmFwMBhoCLt3eWGLBY5Oo025kh2KXwU7ZFalYqXPOmjZ9fFhvmJOMyKCnPuduJ8WxB-Ixr9iLzAT0a01xL0DPeCjS--KIUdetcKdQqPTXwXdynYTWwuzQfnFogGpND0yEgHI5NzOloQ2nkhS-gyMgD0HR6J~SJVcZDTF5ltOxJj6mSuBL5cFzcGMGOUjRACobiPFZNnKaGXNpl2oQ1LE1Hwt-B9E6aHatQboAsVwuHezFsvsrdQszPi-D~bVjCzZRF62RZwvSbrS6AKIAH04xw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Texas House on Wednesday concurred with Senate amendments to House Bill 2, approving the education funding package on a recorded vote of 22 ayes and 13 nays.

House leaders and the bill’s author, Dr. Buckley, described the measure as the largest investment in public schools in state history, directing about $8.5 billion to school funding and creating several new and altered allotments aimed at teacher pay, special education, early learning and operations.

Supporters said the bill combines a new teacher retention allotment, targeted increases for experienced educators, and a new “allotment for basic costs” (ABC) that is intended to pay for nonclassroom budget pressures such as utilities, transportation and rising insurance premiums. Dr. Buckley said the package includes roughly $4.2 billion for teacher compensation, $677 million for early learning, $850 million for special education and $1.3 billion for the ABC.

Opponents pressed the sponsor on the arithmetic and tradeoffs, asking whether the new ABC and targeted teacher allotments leave less direct per‑student base funding than the House’s originally passed version. Representative Talley questioned why lawmakers were creating a separate ABC rather than increasing the longstanding basic allotment. Dr. Buckley said the ABC was designed to direct funds for operational costs that have grown sharply and to preserve basic allotment dollars for classroom uses and tier‑one funding.

Dr. Buckley described the teacher retention allotment as experience‑based and targeted: in larger districts it would provide $2,500 for teachers with three to four years of experience and $5,000 for teachers with five or more years; in smaller districts the allotment tiers would be larger (for districts under 5,000 students he cited $4,000 and $8,000). He also said $500 million of the package is for flexible district use for nonadministrative staff pay raises.

Members pressed for comparisons with prior needs estimates: one member cited testimony that a roughly $1,400 increase to the basic allotment would be needed to restore 2019 funding levels accounting for inflation, and asked how the House’s original $395 per‑student increase compared to the conference package. Dr. Buckley responded the combined design of the retention allotment and the ABC produces an effect “on par” with earlier proposals when applied in districts, and emphasized the package’s guaranteed teacher pay increases and operational relief.

The House vote to concur concluded floor action on the Senate amendments. Passage of the hybrid package moves the bill toward final enrollment and, if enacted, would change how state school funding is distributed, shifting more dollars into the new targeted allotments described on the floor.

The House recorded the concurrence by a 22‑13 vote.

Dr. Buckley said the measure reflected bipartisan negotiation and credited committee members and leadership for changes made on the floor and in conference. The bill sponsor and several members framed the bill as a fiscally conservative, targeted approach intended to keep dollars flowing into classrooms while addressing rising district operating costs.

Implementation details — such as the operation of the new allotment, the precise distribution formulas by district size and the timetable for districts to use the flexible funds — will depend on final enrolled language and later agency guidance.","The Texas House voted to concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 2, approving a package that directs roughly $8.5 billion to public schools, with targeted teacher pay increases and a new allotment for district non-classroom costs; the measure passed on a 22-13 recorded vote.","actionData","errors"]

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