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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB4848

Relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Caroline Harris Davila
Co-sponsors
Vincent PerezPenny Morales ShawAdam Hinojosa

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute May 6, 2025 Enrolled May 30, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

May 15, 2025 · House

Amended RV#2781

Passed

101 yea–33 nay · 2 not voting · 14 absent

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May 16, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#2884

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

118 yea–7 nay · 2 not voting · 23 absent

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May 28, 2025 · Senate

Three day rule suspended

Failed

0 yea–1 nay

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May 28, 2025 · Senate

Three day rule suspended

Failed

0 yea–1 nay

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. State Effective on 9/1/25
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. Senate Signed in the Senate
  5. House Signed in the House
  6. House Reported enrolled
  7. House Senate passage reported
  8. Senate Record vote
  9. Senate Passed
  10. Senate Read 3rd time
  11. Senate Record vote
  12. Senate Three day rule suspended
  13. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  14. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  15. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  16. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  17. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  18. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  19. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  20. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  21. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  22. Senate Vote taken in committee
  23. Senate Considered in public hearing
  24. Senate Left pending in committee
  25. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  26. Senate Considered in public hearing
  27. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  28. Senate Referred to Education K-16
  29. Senate Read first time
  30. Senate Received from the House
  31. House Reported engrossed
  32. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  33. House Record vote RV#2884 View roll call
  34. House Passed View roll call
  35. House Read 3rd time
  36. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  37. House Record vote RV#2781 View roll call
  38. House Passed to engrossment as amended View roll call
  39. House Amended 1-Harris Davila
  40. House Read 2nd time
  41. House Placed on General State Calendar
  42. House Considered in Calendars
  43. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  44. House Committee report distributed
  45. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  46. House Reported favorably as substituted
  47. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  48. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  49. House Considered in public hearing
  50. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  51. House Referred to Higher Education
  52. House Read first time
  53. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2005934
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB4848.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00