Education; authorizing the State Regents for Higher Education and the Department of Career and Technology Education to designate a credential of value.
HB 2398 is a procedural bill that establishes the name "Schools Reform Act of 2025" for future education legislation and sets an effective date of November 1, 2025. The bill text contains no substantive policy provisions, funding mechanisms, or specific requirements affecting schools or students. It serves only to designate a title for potential future education reforms, with no described changes to educational programs, funding, or regulations. This is a formal naming and scheduling measure, not a policy bill.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed Apr 20, 2026
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The bill text was updated from the House floor version to the Senate floor version, reflecting procedural changes as the bill moved between chambers. The substantive policy language regarding credential definitions, evaluation criteria, and reporting requirements remains identical, with no changes to scope, funding, or eligibility.
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Header information was updated to reflect the Senate floor version and the new date of April 7, 2026, replacing the House floor version header.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2026 · House Mar 10, 2026
How they voted
38–9
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Apr 15, 2026
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican41
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Apr 20, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 04/17/2026
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 9
upper
Apr 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 20
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Postsecondary Education
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Postsecondary Education
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Education Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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