Bill authors
House Bill 4
Relating to prekindergarten, including a high quality prekindergarten grant program provided by public school districts.
Read the full Bill Text and Amendments
Bill stages
Filed
Feb. 26, 2015
Approved by House
April 9, 2015
Approved by Senate
May 7, 2015
Became law
May 28, 2015
Bill sponsors
Sen. Donna Campbell (R)
Co-Sponsors
- Sylvia Garcia (D)
- Kel Seliger (R)
- Carlos Uresti (D)
- Kirk Watson (D)
- Royce West (D)
- Judith Zaffirini (D)
Senate committee
House committee
Bill categories
Related issues
Reforming Pre-KLast action
Effective immediately May 28, 2015
Actions
| Action | Date | Acting Chamber |
|---|---|---|
| Effective immediately | 05/28/2015 | Texas House |
| Signed by the Governor | 05/28/2015 | Texas House |
| Sent to the Governor | 05/27/2015 | Texas House |
| Signed in the Senate | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Signed in the House | 05/27/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported enrolled | 05/27/2015 | Texas House |
| House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Text of Senate Amendment(s) | 05/21/2015 | Texas House |
| House concurs in Senate amendment(s) | 05/21/2015 | Texas House |
| Record vote | 05/21/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate Amendments Analysis distributed | 05/11/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate Amendments distributed | 05/11/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate passage as amended reported | 05/07/2015 | Texas House |
| Reason for vote recorded in Journal | 05/07/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Passed | 05/07/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 3rd time | 05/07/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Three day rule suspended | 05/07/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Passed to 3rd reading as amended | 05/07/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Amendment withdrawn | 05/07/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Vote recorded in Journal | 05/07/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Amended | 05/07/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Amendment(s) offered | 05/07/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 2nd time | 05/07/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Record vote | 05/07/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Rules suspended-Regular order of business | 05/07/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Co-sponsor authorized | 05/07/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Placed on intent calendar | 05/06/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Committee report printed and distributed | 05/05/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported favorably w/o amendments | 05/05/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Testimony taken in committee | 04/30/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Considered in public hearing | 04/30/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | 04/30/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Referred to Education | 04/23/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read first time | 04/23/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Received from the House | 04/13/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported engrossed | 04/10/2015 | Texas House |
| Reason for vote recorded in Journal | 04/09/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed | 04/09/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 3rd time | 04/09/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed to engrossment as amended | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Motion to table fails | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment to amendment offered | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment adopted as amended | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment as amended withdrawn | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment amended | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment withdrawn | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment to amendment withdrawn | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment(s) offered | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment tabled | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Amended | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Point of order overruled | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Laid out as postponed business | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Postponed | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Point of order withdrawn | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 2nd time | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Placed on Emergency Calendar | 04/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in Calendars | 04/06/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report sent to Calendars | 04/06/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report distributed | 04/06/2015 | Texas House |
| Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator | 04/02/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported favorably as substituted | 03/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee substitute considered in committee | 03/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in public hearing | 03/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Left pending in committee | 03/10/2015 | Texas House |
| Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee | 03/10/2015 | Texas House |
| Referred to Public Education | 02/26/2015 | Texas House |
| Read first time | 02/26/2015 | Texas House |
| Filed | 02/26/2015 | Texas House |
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