It has been a busy week in the House. On Monday, they rolled out their revised Public School Finance bill (HB 2) and Education Savings Account bill (HB 3). The House Public Education Committee was scheduled to meet on Tuesday, but after releasing these updated versions, they moved the meeting to Thursday. HB 2 passed out of the Committee with a vote of 13-2, and HB 2 passed 9-6. They are both headed to the Calendars Committee and then to the floor. The General Appropriations Bill (SB 1) - or the budget - is scheduled to be on the House floor on Thursday. To follow along, you can watch House Floor and committee proceedings on their Live Broadcast website. 

Over in the Senate, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced that the Senate has passed 24 of his 40 priority bills out of the chamber. We are at the point in the session where tempers will start to flare and sparks might fly. 59 more days until Sine Die and only 39 days until the first big deadline to pass a bill out of the Legislature. 

As for bills related to G/T, HCR 64 (Curry), our measure that would make the first week of April G/T week for 10 years, is pending and ready for a vote in Public Education. HB 977 (Noble) and SB 1613 (Johnson), the bills that would increase the cap from 5% to 10%, are awaiting hearings in each chamber.