Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to waive fees for admission applications submitted to public institutions of higher education during certain periods
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Officially: “Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to waive fees for admission applications submitted to public institutions of higher education during certain periods.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
Where it is
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Mar 11, 2025
Filed · Mar 11, 2025
Read first time · Mar 25, 2025
Referred to Education K-16 · Mar 25, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 3, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 3, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Apr 3, 2025
Left pending in committee · Apr 3, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 8, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Apr 8, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · Apr 9, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Apr 9, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Apr 9, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 14, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 16, 2025
Placed on local & uncontested calendar · Apr 16, 2025
Laid before the Senate · Apr 16, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Apr 16, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 16, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 16, 2025
Record vote · Apr 16, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 16, 2025
Passed · Apr 16, 2025
Record vote · Apr 16, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 16, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 17, 2025
Read first time · Apr 22, 2025
Referred to Higher Education · Apr 22, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 29, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 29, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 1, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 1, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 2, 2025
Laid out in lieu of companion · May 7, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 7, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 7, 2025
Record vote · May 7, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 7, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 8, 2025
Passed · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
House passage reported · May 8, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 8, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 9, 2025
Signed in the House · May 9, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 9, 2025
Signed by the Governor · May 21, 2025
Effective immediately · May 21, 2025
The numbers
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sponsors on the bill
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Recorded votes
SBi2231 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 122, Nays 25, Present, not voting 2
SBi2231 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-07 · Yeas 101, Nays 24, Present, not voting 1
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