HB 127

  • Texas House Bill
  • 89th Legislature (2025)
  • Introduced in House May 16, 2025
  • Passed House May 15, 2025
  • Passed Senate May 29, 2025
  • Became Law Jun 20, 2025

Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.

Abstract

Bill Sponsors (44)

Cook

     
Cosponsor

Votes


Actions


Jun 20, 2025

Office of the Governor

Effective on 9/1/25

Office of the Governor

Signed by the Governor

Jun 02, 2025

Office of the Governor

Sent to the Governor

Jun 01, 2025

House

Signed in the House

Senate

Signed in the Senate

May 31, 2025

House

Reported enrolled

May 30, 2025

House

Record vote

House

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

House

Text of Senate Amendment(s)

Senate

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

May 29, 2025

Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Senate

Amended

Senate

Amendment(s) offered

Senate

Read 2nd time

Senate

Rules suspended-Intent Calendar

Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

House

Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

House

Senate Amendments distributed

House

Senate passage as amended reported

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Passed

Senate

Read 3rd time

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Three day rule suspended

Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Senate

Passed to 3rd reading as amended

May 28, 2025

Senate

Placed on intent calendar

Senate

Co-sponsor authorized

May 27, 2025

Senate

Reported favorably as substituted

Senate

Committee report printed and distributed

May 26, 2025

Senate

Co-sponsor authorized

May 23, 2025

Senate

Vote taken in committee

Senate

Considered in public hearing

May 16, 2025

Senate

Referred to Education K-16

  • Referral-Committee
Education K-16

Senate

Read first time

May 15, 2025

House

Read 3rd time

House

Passed

Senate

Received from the House

House

Reported engrossed

House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House

Record vote

May 14, 2025

House

Passed to engrossment

House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House

Record vote

House

Read 2nd time

May 11, 2025

House

Placed on General State Calendar

May 09, 2025

House

Considered in Calendars

May 07, 2025

House

Committee report distributed

House

Committee report sent to Calendars

House

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

Apr 30, 2025

House

Committee substitute considered in committee

House

Reported favorably as substituted

House

Considered in public hearing

Apr 02, 2025

House

Committee substitute considered in committee

House

Left pending in committee

House

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

House

Considered in public hearing

Mar 14, 2025

House

Read first time

House

Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

  • Referral-Committee
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Mar 13, 2025

House

Filed

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Introduced PDF HTML
House Committee Report PDF HTML
Engrossed PDF HTML
Senate Committee Report PDF HTML
Enrolled PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Witness List (House Committee Report) HTML
Fiscal Note (Enrolled) HTML
Fiscal Note (Senate Committee Report) HTML
Fiscal Note (Engrossed) HTML
Fiscal Note (House Committee Report) HTML
Fiscal Note (Introduced) HTML
Analysis (Senate Committee Report) HTML
Analysis (Engrossed) HTML
Analysis (House Committee Report) HTML

Sources

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