# Texas SB 2185: Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system. Texas SB 2185, Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system., is a 89th Legislature Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Harold V. Dutton Jr., Adam Hinojosa (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-20 (Effective on 9/1/25) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2185-89R - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Texas SB 2185 - State: Texas - Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session - Title: Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-10 - Last action: 2025-06-20, Effective on 9/1/25 - Sponsors: Harold V. Dutton Jr., Adam Hinojosa (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Education--Bilingual, Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance, EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (325 yes, 259 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New funding and flexibility for bilingual classrooms: benefit, low. Beginning September 1, 2025, Texas districts approved for a two-year budget period can get new funding for approved one-way or two-way dual-language immersion programs. Annual funding per student in average daily attendance equals 15% of the basic allotment for emergent bilingual students and 5% fo… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Harold V. Dutton Jr., House - Sponsor: Adam Hinojosa (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Carol Alvarado (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: César Blanco (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Molly Cook (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mayes Middleton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Royce West (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-20 | House | Record vote | pass | 80 | 66 | | | 2025-05-20 | House | Record vote | pass | 76 | 57 | | | 2025-05-20 | House | Record vote | pass | 78 | 65 | | | 2025-05-15 | House | Record vote | pass | 72 | 66 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | | House | Committee vote: Public Education | pass | 9 | 5 | | | | Senate | Committee vote: Education K-16 | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (61) - 2025-06-20: Effective on 9/1/25 (House) - 2025-06-20: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-05-22: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-22: Signed in the House (House) - 2025-05-22: Signed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Reported enrolled (Senate) - 2025-05-21: House passage reported (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-20: Record vote (RV#3081) (House) - 2025-05-20: Passed (House) - 2025-05-20: Laid out as postponed business (House) - 2025-05-20: Postponed (5/20/25 2:00 PM) (House) - 2025-05-20: Laid out as postponed business (House) - 2025-05-20: Postponed (5/20/25 12:30 PM) (House) - 2025-05-20: Record vote (RV#3053) (House) - 2025-05-20: Amendment fails of adoption (2-Guerra) (House) - 2025-05-20: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-20: Record vote (RV#3052) (House) - 2025-05-20: Amendment fails of adoption (1-M. González) (House) - 2025-05-20: Laid out as postponed business (House) - 2025-05-19: Postponed (5/20/25 11:00 AM) (House) - 2025-05-19: Laid out as postponed business (House) - 2025-05-16: Postponed (5/19/25 10:00 AM) (House) - 2025-05-16: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-05-15: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-15: Record vote (RV#2757) (House) - 2025-05-15: Passed to 3rd reading (House) - 2025-05-15: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-05-15: Laid out in lieu of companion (HB 3460) (House) - 2025-05-08: Committee report sent to Calendars (House) - 2025-05-08: Committee report distributed (House) - 2025-05-08: Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (House) - 2025-05-01: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) (House) - 2025-05-01: Considered in formal meeting (House) - 2025-04-24: Referred to Public Education (House) - 2025-04-24: Read first time (House) - 2025-04-23: Received from the Senate (House) - 2025-04-22: Reported engrossed (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Three day rule suspended (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Vote recorded in Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Co-author authorized (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Placed on intent calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Committee report printed and distributed (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Reported favorably w/o amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Vote taken in committee (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Considered in public hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Co-author authorized (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Left pending in committee (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Testimony taken in committee (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Considered in public hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Referred to Education K-16 (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Read first time (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Filed (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Received by the Secretary of the Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02185E.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02185E.PDF) - Enrolled: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02185F.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02185F.PDF) - House Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02185H.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02185H.PDF) - Introduced: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02185I.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02185I.PDF) - Senate Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02185S.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02185S.PDF) ## Related bills - SB 2111: Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent… (vetoed) - SB 1838: Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by… (vetoed) - SB 3: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; req… (vetoed) - SB 2878: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court… (vetoed) - SB 646: Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans. 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(became law) ## Sources - [Engrossed (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02185E.HTM) - [Engrossed (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02185E.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02185F.HTM) - [Enrolled (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02185F.PDF) - [House Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02185H.HTM) - [House Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02185H.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02185I.HTM) - [Introduced (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02185I.PDF) - [Senate Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02185S.HTM) - [Senate Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02185S.PDF) ## Related - [SB 2111: Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proce…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2111-89R) - [SB 1838: Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB1838-89R) - [SB 3: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB3-89R) - [SB 2878: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2878-89R) - [SB 646: Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB646-89R) - [HB 4325: Relating to civil liability for prohibited barratry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HB4325-89R) - [Texas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/texas/bills) - [Texas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/texas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2185-89R (as of 2026-10-19).