| TX | SB55 | Pass | Relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding best practices for assisting students with autism spectrum disorder.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective immediately |
| TX | SB336 | Pass | Relating to compliance programs at public institutions of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective immediately |
| TX | SB427 | Pass | Relating to requiring certain institutions of higher education to enter into an agreement to offer undergraduate courses in Texas History.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective immediately |
| TX | SB1517 | Pass | Relating to prohibiting certain academic boycotts of foreign countries by public institutions of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB1518 | Pass | Relating to the establishment of a terrorist offender registry and to the supervision of those terrorist offenders; creating criminal offenses related to terrorism.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB867 | Pass | Relating to the recipients of opioid antagonists under the opioid antagonist program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-17
Effective immediately |
| TX | SB18 | Pass | Relating to the tenure and employment of faculty members at certain public institutions of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-17
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB17 | Pass | Relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-17
Effective on 1/1/24 |
| TX | SB526 | Veto | Relating to requiring prior approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer a degree or certificate program to certain persons who are incarcerated or subject to involuntary civil commitment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-16
Vetoed by the Governor |
| TX | SB2538 | Pass | Relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-02
Effective immediately |
| TX | SJR81 | Engross
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and certain component institutions of the Texas State University System ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-26
House appoints conferees-reported |
| TX | SB1887 | Pass | Relating to the requirements for the early college education program and the transfer of course credit among public institutions of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-23
Effective immediately |
| TX | SB1987 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the accreditation of certain postsecondary educational institutions in this state or of certain programs offered by those institutions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-23
Postponed 6/1/23 10:00 AM |
| TX | SB2196 | Pass | Relating to the identification and mapping of aggregate production operations by The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-23
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB2136 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to measures to support public secondary and postsecondary American history and civics education, including the satisfaction of curriculum requirements in American History at institutions of higher education and the establishment of the Ameri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-23
Placed on General State Calendar |
| TX | SB412 | Pass | Relating to protections for pregnant and parenting students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-19
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB1577 | Pass | Relating to the Texas Real Estate Research Center, the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee, the Texas Real Estate Commission, and the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board; increasing a fee; authorizing a fee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-19
Effective on 1/1/24 |
| TX | SB1758 | Pass | Relating to the use of certain land by The University of Texas System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-19
Effective immediately |
| TX | SB1537 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to measures to prevent espionage and intellectual property theft at public institutions of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
To House Higher Education Committee |
| TX | SB458 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the authorization for and approval of certain nursing programs offered by private postsecondary educational institutions or for-profit entities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-15
To House Higher Education Committee |
| TX | SB696 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to student buildings fees at The University of Texas at Dallas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-12
Not again placed on intent calendar |
| TX | SB1055 | Pass | Relating to the creation of a new university in Nacogdoches, Texas, within The University of Texas System and the allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education; abolishing Stephen F. Au...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-10
See remarks for effective date |
| TX | SB518 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the consideration of standardized test scores as a factor in nonautomatic admissions decisions at certain public institutions of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-06
To House Higher Education Committee |
| TX | SB1031 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to studies or surveys on children's sexual behavior conducted at or by a public primary or secondary school or by a public or private institution of higher education or another person; creating criminal offenses; imposing civil penalties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-06
To House Youth Health & Safety, Select Committee |
| TX | SB1969 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed on or near the premises of a day-care center, school, or postsecondary educational institution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-04
To House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee |
| TX | SB1711 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-28
To House Higher Education Committee |
| TX | SB2335 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the accreditation of public institutions of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-28
To House Higher Education Committee |
| TX | SB2068 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the information maintained by the Texas Education Agency regarding postsecondary education and career opportunities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-27
To Senate Education Committee |
| TX | SB592 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the creation of the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-19
To Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee |
| TX | SB2402 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the creation, management, and administration of the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-19
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| TX | SB1442 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-17
Co-author authorized |
| TX | SB1876 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-17
Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments |
| TX | SB19 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the administration and investment of, and distribution and use of money from, certain constitutional and statutory funds to support general academic teaching institutions in achieving national prominence as major research universities and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-14
To House Higher Education Committee |
| TX | SJR5 | Engross
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the Texas University Fund, which provides funding to certain institutions of higher education to achieve national prominence as major research universities and drive the state economy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-14
To House Higher Education Committee |
| TX | SB601 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to a campus of the Texas State Technical College System located in Ellis County.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-13
Left pending in subcommittee |
| TX | SB865 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to a campus of the Texas State Technical College System located in Williamson County.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-13
Left pending in subcommittee |
| TX | SB2137 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to offer an undergraduate course in financial literacy and soft skills.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-06
Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments |
| TX | SB1721 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the display of the national motto and historically significant documents to the founding of the United States in public schools and institutions of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-05
To Senate Education Committee |
| TX | SB2581 | N/A
Sine Die | Relating to the service area of the Houston Community College System District.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-30
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| TX | SB2449 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the determination of resident status of certain high school graduates by public institutions of higher education and to the tuition and fees charged by those institutions to those graduates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| TX | SB2543 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the campus of the Texas State Technical College System serving West Texas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| TX | SB2459 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the disclosure of certain gifts, grants, contracts, and financial interests received from a foreign source by certain state agencies, public institutions of higher education, and state contractors, and to the approval and monitoring of em...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
To Senate State Affairs Committee |
| TX | SB2519 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to publish certain online resources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| TX | SB2478 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to a student mental health apprenticeship retention and training (SMART) internship grant program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| TX | SB2378 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to prohibiting a public entity from providing financial assistance for abortion or abortion-related services; providing civil penalties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
To Senate State Affairs Committee |
| TX | SB2194 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to promoting racial equity in the hiring and promotion of faculty members by public institutions of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| TX | SB2288 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the creation of the Texas semiconductor innovation consortium and fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| TX | SB2241 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the establishment of a higher education plan for human papillomavirus education and prevention.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| TX | SB2225 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Students with Disabilities Scholarship Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| TX | SB1974 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the creation of the Texas Advanced Research Institute.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
