Relating to the establishment of the governor's task force on the governance of early childhood education and care.
HB 117 establishes a governor's task force to address governance and operational challenges in Texas' early childhood education and care system. The task force, composed of state agency leaders (like the Education Agency and Health Services commissioners), educators, child-care providers, and community stakeholders, must review existing regulations and programs - including federal and local child-care services - to identify ways to improve efficiency. It directly affects state agencies, public and private early childhood programs, and providers operating under current systems. The bill creates no new funding or regulations but mandates a structured review process to inform future policy decisions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized in enrolled form with minor formatting corrections and the addition of a new Section 2 clarifying funding implementation requirements. The substantive policy content regarding the Governor's Task Force on Governance of Early Childhood Education and Care remains unchanged from the engrossed version.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the bill continues to establish the task force with the same composition, powers, duties, and expiration date.
REQUIREMENT
New Section 2 added to clarify that entities must only implement provisions if the legislature appropriates specific money for that purpose, otherwise implementation is optional.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting and spacing corrections throughout the text, including standardizing capitalization in chapter titles and section headers.
Added certification statements at the end documenting the House and Senate passage votes and dates.
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · House Apr 16, 2025
How they voted
26–4
Passed
Total votes 30
May 28, 2025
D
Democratic10
90% Yea
R
Republican20
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
63
Key actions
19
Committee
12
Amendments
9
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 30, 2025
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 30, 2025
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 30, 2025
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 28, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Economic Development
upper
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 16, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (117-24-4)
house
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by chair
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alan Schoolcraft
RRepublican
P
Donna Campbell
RRepublican
Co
CB
César Blanco
DDemocratic
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