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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB1273

Relating to establishing the Higher Education Research Security Council.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 27, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Bryan Hughes
Co-sponsors
Cesar BlancoBrent HagenbuchAngela PaxtonKevin SparksTerry Wilson

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 12, 2025 Governor approved May 27, 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 6, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#1494

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

139 yea–5 nay · 1 not voting · 5 absent

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May 12, 2025 · Senate

Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

Failed ⭐ Substantive final action

0 yea–1 nay · 1 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. House Signed in the House
  5. Senate Signed in the Senate
  6. Senate Reported enrolled
  7. House Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
  8. Senate Record vote View roll call
  9. Senate Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
  10. Senate Read
  11. Senate House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  12. Senate House passage as amended reported
  13. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  14. House Record vote RV#1494 View roll call
  15. House Passed View roll call
  16. House Read 3rd time
  17. House Passed to 3rd reading as amended
  18. House Amended 1-Wilson
  19. House Read 2nd time
  20. House Laid out in lieu of companion HB 4762
  21. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  22. House Committee report distributed
  23. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  24. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  25. House Considered in public hearing
  26. House Referred to Higher Education
  27. House Read first time
  28. House Received from the Senate
  29. Senate Reported engrossed
  30. Senate Record vote
  31. Senate Passed
  32. Senate Read 3rd time
  33. Senate Record vote
  34. Senate Three day rule suspended
  35. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  36. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  37. Senate Laid before the Senate
  38. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  39. Senate Co-author authorized
  40. Senate Co-author authorized
  41. Senate Co-author authorized
  42. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  43. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  44. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  45. Senate Vote taken in committee
  46. Senate Considered in public hearing
  47. Senate Left pending in committee
  48. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  49. Senate Considered in public hearing
  50. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  51. Senate Referred to Education K-16
  52. Senate Read first time
  53. Senate Filed
  54. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1970154
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB1273.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00