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HB2674 • 2025

Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.

Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Cook | Luther | Leo Wilson | Buckley | Kerwin
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.

Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  5. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  7. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  8. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  10. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  11. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  13. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  14. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  17. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  19. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  20. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  21. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  22. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  23. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  26. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  28. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  29. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  30. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  31. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Education K-16

  32. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  33. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  34. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2314

  35. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  37. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  38. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Cook

  39. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment fails of adoption. 2-Martinez Fischer

  40. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2249

  41. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  42. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  43. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2250

  44. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  46. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  47. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  48. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  49. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  50. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  51. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  52. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  53. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  54. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  55. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  56. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  57. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Public Education

  58. 2025-02-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 2674 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 2674

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Education Code, is amended by adding

Section 1.010 to read as follows:

Sec.

1.010.

PROHIBITION ON REGULATION OF HOME SCHOOLS. The

Texas Education Agency, the State Board of Education, or any other

educational institution described by Section 1.001(a) may not adopt

a rule or policy that regulates an educational program of a home

school.

SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026

school year.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2674 was passed by the House on May

13, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 103, Nays 41, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2674 was passed by the Senate on May

26, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor