Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Senate Education K-16 Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB530

Filed
12/5/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/9/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/22/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the accreditation of certain postsecondary educational institutions in this state or of certain programs offered by those institutions.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1716

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to measures to support the enrollment of students with a nontraditional secondary education at public institutions of higher education, including eligibility for certain student financial assistance programs.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB126

Filed
3/10/25  
Out of House Committee
4/1/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the compensation and professional representation of prospective student athletes and student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2430

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to measures to protect public institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; providing civil and administrative penalties; increasing a criminal penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB750

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1273

Filed
2/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/10/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to establishing the Higher Education Research Security Council.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB27

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the rights of public school educators and financial and other assistance provided to educators and to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1211

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/21/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SCR5

Directing the Texas School for the Deaf to name its middle school gymnasium the Robert Rives Gymnasium.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB646

Filed
12/18/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB571

Filed
12/12/24  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1224

Filed
2/11/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the reporting of certain public or private school employee misconduct to local law enforcement.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1242

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1401

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/16/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of the Texas Mental Health Profession Pipeline Program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1551

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the availability of automated external defibrillators at public schools.