TX HB 4848
enactedRelating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 4848 pass?
Yes. TX HB 4848 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25
What is TX HB 4848 about?
TX HB 4848 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 4848?
Harris Davila, Perez, Vincent, Hinojosa, Adam are the primary sponsors of TX HB 4848, joined by 1 cosponsor.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-03
- Latest action
- 2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Harris Davilaprimary
- Perez, Vincentprimary
- Hinojosa, Adamprimary
- Morales Shawcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-13
Filed
filing
2025-04-03
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-03
Referred to Higher Education
referral-committee
2025-05-06
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-06
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-05-06
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-06
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-08
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-08
Committee report distributed
2025-05-09
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-10
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-12
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-15
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-15
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-15
Passed to engrossment as amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-15
Record vote
2025-05-15
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-16
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-16
Passed
passage
2025-05-16
Record vote
2025-05-16
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-16
Reported engrossed
2025-05-19
Received from the House
introduction
2025-05-19
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-19
Referred to Education K-16
referral-committee
2025-05-22
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-22
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-22
Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-22
Left pending in committee
2025-05-23
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-23
Vote taken in committee
2025-05-25
Reported favorably w/o amendments
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-25
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-05-25
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-26
Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-28
Placed on local & uncontested calendar
2025-05-28
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-28
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
reading-2
2025-05-28
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-28
Three day rule suspended
2025-05-28
Record vote
2025-05-28
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-28
Passed
passage
2025-05-28
Record vote
2025-05-29
Senate passage reported
passage
2025-05-30
Reported enrolled
enrolled
2025-05-30
Signed in the House
passage
2025-05-31
Signed in the Senate
passage
2025-05-31
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-06-20
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
became-law
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Votes
passage
2025-05-15 · pass · 101-33
Member-level votes (152)
- Alders: yes
- Allen: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Bowers: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Button: yes
- Cain: yes
- Campos: yes
- Cook: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Frank: yes
- Garcia, J.: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- González, J.: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hopper: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Leo Wilson: yes
- Little: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Money: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Olcott: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Paul: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Romero: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Slawson: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Swanson: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Tinderholt: yes
- Toth: yes
- Troxclair: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Vasut: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Virdell: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Barry: no
- Bernal: no
- Bhojani: no
- Cole: no
- Collier: no
- Darby: no
- Gámez: no
- Garcia, L.: no
- Geren: no
- Goodwin: no
- Hernandez: no
- Hinojosa: no
- Howard: no
- Johnson: no
- Jones, J.: no
- Jones, V.: no
- Lalani: no
- Morales, C.: no
- Morgan: no
- Orr: no
- Perez, V.: no
- Plesa: no
- Reynolds: no
- Rodríguez Ramos: no
- Rose: no
- Rosenthal: no
- Talarico: no
- Turner: no
- Vo: no
- Walle: no
- Wharton: no
- Wu: no
- Zwiener: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker(C): not voting
- Mez: not voting
- Absent: absent
- Anchía: absent
- Canales: absent
- Dutton: absent
- Gervin-Hawkins: absent
- Schofiel: absent
- Bucy: absent
- Bumgarner: absent
- Capriglione: absent
- Davis, Y.: absent
- Flores: absent
- Lambert: absent
- Lopez, R.: absent
- Fischer: absent
- Thompson: absent
passage
2025-05-16 · pass · 118-7
Member-level votes (153)
- Alders: yes
- Allen: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bowers: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Button: yes
- Cain: yes
- Campos: yes
- Canales: yes
- Cole: yes
- Cook: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Davis, Y.: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Flores: yes
- Frank: yes
- Garcia, J.: yes
- Garcia, L.: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- González, J.: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hopper: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Jones, V.: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Leach: yes
- Leo Wilson: yes
- Little: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Fischer: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Meza: yes
- Money: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, C.: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Olcott: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Paul: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Rodríguez Ramos: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Slawson: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Tinderholt: yes
- Toth: yes
- Troxclair: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Virdell: yes
- Vo: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Barry: no
- Collier: no
- Goodwin: no
- Johnson: no
- Reynolds: no
- Rose: no
- Wharton: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker: not voting
- Vasut(C: not voting
- Anchía: absent
- Capriglione: absent
- Dean: absent
- Dutton: absent
- Gámez: absent
- Gervin-Hawkins: absent
- Kerwin: absent
- Lalani: absent
- Landgraf: absent
- Longoria: absent
- Plesa: absent
- Schofield: absent
- Swanson: absent
- Talarico: absent
- Walle: absent
- Absent: absent
- Excused: absent
- Hernandez: absent
- Kin: absent
- Bonnen: absent
- Fairly: absent
- Martinez: absent
- Morgan: absent
- Phelan: absent
- Smithe: absent
Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 4848 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
2025-05-28 · pass · 30-1
Member-level votes (1)
- Miles: no
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2840
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