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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB718

Relating to prohibiting a public institution of higher education from partnering with certain private entities for the construction of a student housing facility.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Cecil Bell
Co-sponsors
Tan Parker

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 30, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

April 29, 2025 · House

Amended RV#805

Passed

137 yea–9 nay · 1 not voting · 3 absent

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April 30, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#962

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

131 yea–6 nay · 2 not voting · 11 absent

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May 30, 2025 · House

House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4070

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

136 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 12 absent

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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. Senate House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
  8. House Text of Senate Amendment(s)
  9. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  10. House Record vote RV#4070 View roll call
  11. House House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
  12. House Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
  13. House Senate Amendments distributed
  14. House Senate passage as amended reported
  15. Senate Record vote
  16. Senate Passed
  17. Senate Read 3rd time
  18. Senate Record vote
  19. Senate Three day rule suspended
  20. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  21. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  22. Senate Laid before the Senate
  23. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  24. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  25. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  26. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  27. Senate Vote taken in committee
  28. Senate Considered in public hearing
  29. Senate Left pending in committee
  30. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  31. Senate Considered in public hearing
  32. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  33. Senate Referred to Education K-16
  34. Senate Read first time
  35. Senate Received from the House
  36. House Reported engrossed
  37. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  38. House Record vote RV#962 View roll call
  39. House Passed View roll call
  40. House Read 3rd time
  41. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  42. House Record vote RV#805 View roll call
  43. House Passed to engrossment as amended View roll call
  44. House Amended 1-C. Bell
  45. House Laid out as postponed business
  46. House Postponed 4/29/25 10:00 AM
  47. House Read 2nd time
  48. House Placed on General State Calendar
  49. House Considered in Calendars
  50. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  51. House Committee report distributed
  52. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  53. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  54. House Considered in formal meeting
  55. House Left pending in committee
  56. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  57. House Considered in public hearing
  58. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  59. House Referred to Higher Education
  60. House Read first time
  61. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1891431
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB718.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00