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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB3976

Relating to the waiver of license renewal fees for certain instructors in high-demand fields at public institutions of higher education.

Current disposition
Pending: Senate Business & Commerce
Last status date
May 21, 2025
Last status update
Read first time
Pending committee
Business & Commerce
Author
Angie Button
Co-sponsors
John SmitheeMihaela PlesaKeith BellOscar Longoria

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute April 15, 2025 House committee substitute April 29, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

May 14, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#2535

Passed

108 yea–23 nay · 2 not voting · 17 absent

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May 15, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#2647

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

105 yea–36 nay · 2 not voting · 7 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Referred to Business & Commerce
  2. Senate Read first time
  3. Senate Received from the House
  4. House Reported engrossed
  5. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  6. House Record vote RV#2647 View roll call
  7. House Passed View roll call
  8. House Read 3rd time
  9. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  10. House Record vote RV#2535 View roll call
  11. House Passed to engrossment View roll call
  12. House Read 2nd time
  13. House Placed on General State Calendar
  14. House Considered in Calendars
  15. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  16. House Committee report distributed
  17. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  18. House Reported favorably as substituted
  19. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  20. House Considered in public hearing
  21. House Left pending in committee
  22. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  23. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  24. House Considered in public hearing
  25. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  26. House Referred to Higher Education
  27. House Read first time
  28. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1993823
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB3976.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00