Texas Senate · Regular Session, 2025
SB 609: Requiring independent school districts, home-rule school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools to comply with legally required policies
Amendment · April 8, 2025 · Yeas 11, nays 19 · Party-line vote
How each party voted
Republican Caucus Chair Tan Parker voted nay.
Bill
- Bill
- SB 609
- Motion
- Amendment
- Date
- April 8, 2025
- Session
- Regular Session, 2025
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 11, nays 19; 1 didn't vote (1 excused, 0 abstained)
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The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (11)
- Carol Alvarado D-6
- César Blanco D-29
- Molly Cook D-15
- Sarah Eckhardt D-14
- Roland Gutierrez D-19
- Chuy Hinojosa D-20
- Nathan Johnson D-16
- José Menéndez D-26
- Borris Miles D-13
- Royce West D-23
- Judith Zaffirini D-21
Nay (19)
- Paul Bettencourt R-7
- Brian Birdwell R-22
- Donna Campbell R-25
- Brandon Creighton R-4
- Pete Flores R-24
- Brent Hagenbuch R-30
- Bob Hall R-2
- Kelly Hancock R-9
- Adam Hinojosa R-27
- Joan Huffman R-17
- Bryan Hughes R-1
- Lois Kolkhorst R-18
- Mayes Middleton R-11
- Robert Nichols R-3
- Tan Parker R-12
- Angela Paxton R-8
- Charles Perry R-28
- Charles Schwertner R-5
- Kevin Sparks R-31
Excused (1)
- Phil King R-10