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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB2231

Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to waive fees for admission applications submitted to public institutions of higher education during certain periods.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 21, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Adam Hinojosa
Co-sponsors
Angela PaxtonRoyce WestTerry Wilson

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 8, 2025 Governor approved May 21, 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 7, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#1727

Passed

101 yea–24 nay · 1 not voting · 24 absent

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May 8, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#1756

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

122 yea–25 nay · 2 not voting · 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 immediately
  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. Senate House passage reported
  8. House Record vote RV#1756 View roll call
  9. House Passed View roll call
  10. House Read 3rd time
  11. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  12. House Record vote RV#1727 View roll call
  13. House Passed to 3rd reading View roll call
  14. House Read 2nd time
  15. House Laid out in lieu of companion HB 4912
  16. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  17. House Committee report distributed
  18. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  19. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  20. House Considered in public hearing
  21. House Referred to Higher Education
  22. House Read first time
  23. House Received from the Senate
  24. Senate Reported engrossed
  25. Senate Record vote
  26. Senate Passed
  27. Senate Read 3rd time
  28. Senate Record vote
  29. Senate Three day rule suspended
  30. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  31. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  32. Senate Laid before the Senate
  33. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  34. Senate Co-author authorized
  35. Senate Co-author authorized
  36. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  37. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  38. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  39. Senate Vote taken in committee
  40. Senate Considered in public hearing
  41. Senate Left pending in committee
  42. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  43. Senate Considered in public hearing
  44. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  45. Senate Referred to Education K-16
  46. Senate Read first time
  47. Senate Filed
  48. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1999735
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB2231.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00