2025SB 646

Subsidizing Student Debt for Selected Mental Health Professions

2025 - Texas Senate

Conservatives Oppose

Description

This bill uses taxpayer dollars to help repay education loans for certain mental health professionals who meet state-defined criteria. CPAC is wary of narrow, occupation-specific loan subsidies that distort the market instead of delivering broad tax relief and opposed this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-04-30 by a vote of 19-12. The bill later became law.

Voted Yes

Voted No

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 31

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Carol Alvarado TX	Democrat	24%	Conservative
Paul Bettencourt TX	Republican	89%	Leftist
Brian Birdwell TX	Republican	88%	Leftist
César Blanco TX	Democrat	26%	Conservative
Donna Campbell TX	Republican	84%	Leftist
Molly Cook TX	Democrat	27%	Conservative
Brandon Creighton TX	Republican	86%	Leftist
Sarah Eckhardt TX	Democrat	16%	Conservative
Peter P. Flores TX	Republican	83%	Leftist
Roland Gutierrez TX	Democrat	23%	Conservative
Brent Hagenbuch TX	Republican	80%	Leftist
Bob Hall TX	Republican	92%	Leftist
Kelly Hancock TX	Republican	88%	Leftist
Juan Hinojosa TX	Democrat	49%	Conservative
Adam Hinojosa TX	Republican	80%	Leftist
Joan Huffman TX	Republican	85%	Leftist
Bryan Hughes TX	Republican	97%	Leftist
Nathan Johnson TX	Democrat	19%	Conservative
Phil King TX	Republican	82%	Leftist
Lois Kolkhorst TX	Republican	88%	Leftist
José Menéndez TX	Democrat	25%	Conservative
Mayes Middleton TX	Republican	96%	Leftist
Borris Miles TX	Democrat	25%	Conservative
Robert Nichols TX	Republican	80%	Conservative
Tan Parker TX	Republican	88%	Leftist
Angela Paxton TX	Republican	87%	Leftist
Charles Perry TX	Republican	86%	Leftist
Charles Schwertner TX	Republican	89%	Leftist
Kevin Sparks TX	Republican	83%	Leftist
Royce West TX	Democrat	31%	Conservative
Judith Zaffirini TX	Democrat	38%	Conservative