SB 37

  • Texas Senate Bill
  • 89th Legislature (2025)
  • Introduced in Senate Apr 22, 2025
  • Passed Senate Apr 16, 2025
  • Passed House May 25, 2025
  • Became Law Jun 20, 2025

Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment, powers, and duties of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Office of the Ombudsman.

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

House

Signed in the House

Jun 01, 2025

Senate

Signed in the Senate

Senate

Reported enrolled

May 31, 2025

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Senate adopts conference committee report

Senate

House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

House

Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House

Record vote

House

House adopts conference committee report

May 30, 2025

House

Conf. Comm. Report distributed

May 29, 2025

House

House appoints conferees

Senate

Conference committee report filed

Senate

House appoints conferees-reported

Senate

House grants request for conf comm-reported

House

House grants request for conference committee

May 28, 2025

Senate

Senate appoints conferees

House

Senate appoints conferees-reported

House

Senate requests conference committee-reported

House

Senate refuses to concur-reported

Senate

Senate requests conference committee

Senate

Senate refuses to concur

Senate

Read

Senate

House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

May 26, 2025

Senate

House passage as amended reported

Senate

Co-author authorized

May 25, 2025

House

Record vote

House

Passed

House

Laid out as postponed business

House

Postponed

House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House

Read 3rd time

May 24, 2025

House

Read 2nd time

House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House

Record vote

House

Passed to 3rd reading

House

Amendment withdrawn

House

Point of order withdrawn

House

Placed on Major State Calendar

May 22, 2025

House

Committee report sent to Calendars

House

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

House

Considered in Calendars

House

Committee report distributed

May 19, 2025

House

Considered in formal meeting

House

Committee substitute considered in committee

House

Reported favorably as substituted

May 07, 2025

House

Left pending in committee

House

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

House

Public hearing continued on . . .

May 06, 2025

House

Considered in public hearing

House

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

House

Committee substitute considered in committee

Apr 22, 2025

House

Read first time

House

Referred to Higher Education

  • Referral-Committee
Higher Education

Apr 17, 2025

House

Received from the Senate

Apr 16, 2025

Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Senate

Reported engrossed

Senate

Statement(s) submitted

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Passed

Senate

Read 3rd time

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Co-author authorized

Apr 15, 2025

Senate

Amendment(s) offered

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Passed to engrossment as amended

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Amendment fails of adoption

Senate

Amendment(s) offered

Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Senate

Amended

Senate

Amendment(s) offered

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Amended

Senate

Laid out as postponed business

Senate

Postponed

Senate

Read 2nd time

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Senate

Co-author authorized

Apr 10, 2025

Senate

Co-author authorized

Senate

Placed on intent calendar

Apr 08, 2025

Senate

Committee report printed and distributed

Senate

Reported favorably as substituted

Apr 03, 2025

Senate

Considered in public hearing

Senate

Vote taken in committee

Mar 25, 2025

Senate

Co-author authorized

Mar 20, 2025

Senate

Considered in public hearing

Senate

Left pending in committee

Senate

Testimony taken in committee

Senate

Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

Mar 17, 2025

Senate

Read first time

Senate

Referred to Education K-16

  • Referral-Committee
Education K-16

Mar 13, 2025

Senate

Filed

Senate

Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Bill Text

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

Related Documents

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

Sources

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