Bill Commons

TX SB 37

enacted

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.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

Quick answers

Did TX SB 37 pass?

Yes. TX SB 37 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 37 about?

TX SB 37 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “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.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 37?

Creighton, Shaheen are the primary sponsors of TX SB 37, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-13
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Creightonprimary
  • Shaheenprimary
  • Birdwellcosponsor
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor
  • Hughescosponsor
  • Middletoncosponsor
  • Schwertnercosponsor
  • Bettencourtcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-13

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-20

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-20

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-20

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-03-25

    Co-author authorized

  10. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  11. 2025-04-03

    Vote taken in committee

  12. 2025-04-08

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-04-08

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-04-10

    Co-author authorized

  15. 2025-04-10

    Placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-04-15

    Co-author authorized

  17. 2025-04-15

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  18. 2025-04-15

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-15

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  20. 2025-04-15

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  21. 2025-04-15

    Postponed

  22. 2025-04-15

    Laid out as postponed business

  23. 2025-04-15

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  24. 2025-04-15

    Record vote

  25. 2025-04-15

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  26. 2025-04-15

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  27. 2025-04-15

    Vote recorded in Journal

  28. 2025-04-15

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  29. 2025-04-15

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  30. 2025-04-15

    Record vote

  31. 2025-04-15

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  32. 2025-04-15

    Record vote

  33. 2025-04-16

    Co-author authorized

  34. 2025-04-16

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  35. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  36. 2025-04-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  37. 2025-04-16

    Passed

    passage

  38. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  39. 2025-04-16

    Statement(s) submitted

  40. 2025-04-16

    Reported engrossed

  41. 2025-04-17

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  42. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  43. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Higher Education

    referral-committee

  44. 2025-05-06

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-05-06

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  46. 2025-05-06

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  47. 2025-05-07

    Public hearing continued on . . .

  48. 2025-05-07

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  49. 2025-05-07

    Left pending in committee

  50. 2025-05-19

    Considered in formal meeting

  51. 2025-05-19

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  52. 2025-05-19

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  53. 2025-05-22

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  54. 2025-05-22

    Committee report distributed

  55. 2025-05-22

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  56. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  57. 2025-05-24

    Placed on Major State Calendar

  58. 2025-05-24

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  59. 2025-05-24

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  60. 2025-05-24

    Amendment withdrawn

    amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal

  61. 2025-05-24

    Passed to 3rd reading

  62. 2025-05-24

    Record vote

  63. 2025-05-24

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  64. 2025-05-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  65. 2025-05-25

    Postponed

  66. 2025-05-25

    Laid out as postponed business

  67. 2025-05-25

    Passed

    passage

  68. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  69. 2025-05-25

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  70. 2025-05-26

    Co-author authorized

  71. 2025-05-26

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  72. 2025-05-28

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  73. 2025-05-28

    Read

  74. 2025-05-28

    Senate refuses to concur

  75. 2025-05-28

    Senate requests conference committee

  76. 2025-05-28

    Senate appoints conferees

  77. 2025-05-28

    Senate refuses to concur-reported

  78. 2025-05-28

    Senate requests conference committee-reported

  79. 2025-05-28

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

  80. 2025-05-29

    House grants request for conference committee

  81. 2025-05-29

    House appoints conferees

  82. 2025-05-29

    House grants request for conf comm-reported

  83. 2025-05-29

    House appoints conferees-reported

  84. 2025-05-29

    Conference committee report filed

    filing

  85. 2025-05-30

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  86. 2025-05-31

    Senate adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  87. 2025-05-31

    Record vote

  88. 2025-05-31

    House adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  89. 2025-05-31

    Record vote

  90. 2025-05-31

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  91. 2025-05-31

    Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  92. 2025-05-31

    House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  93. 2025-06-01

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  94. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  95. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the House

    passage

  96. 2025-06-02

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  97. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  98. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2

    2025-04-15 · pass · 0-0

  • other

    2025-04-15 · fail · 11-20

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Bettencourt: no
    • Birdwell: no
    • Campbell: no
    • Creighton: no
    • Flores: no
    • Hagenbuch: no
    • Hall: no
    • Hancock: no
    • A. Hinojosa: no
    • Huffman: no
    • Hughes: no
    • King: no
    • Kolkhorst: no
    • Middleton: no
    • Nichols: no
    • Parker: no
    • Paxton: no
    • Perry: no
    • Schwertner: no
    • Sparks: no

  • passage

    2025-04-15 · pass · 20-11

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

  • passage

    2025-04-16 · pass · 20-11

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

  • passage

    2025-05-24 · pass · 83-53

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: 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
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Anchía: no
    • Bernal: no
    • Bhojani: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Campos: no
    • Canales: no
    • Cole: no
    • Collier: no
    • Cortez: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Dutton: no
    • Flores: no
    • Gámez: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • Gervin-Hawkins: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Guerra: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Howard: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Longoria: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Martinez: no
    • Fischer: no
    • Moody: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales, E.: no
    • Muñoz: no
    • Ordaz: no
    • Perez, M.: no
    • Perez, V.: no
    • Plesa: no
    • Raymond: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Talarico: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Turner: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Geren(C: not voting
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Jones, V.: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Vo: absent
    • Shaw: absent
    • Simmons: absent
    • Vasut: absent
    • Wall: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-25 · pass · 85-56

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: 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
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: 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
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Anchía: no
    • Bernal: no
    • Bhojani: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Campos: no
    • Canales: no
    • Cole: no
    • Collier: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Dutton: no
    • Flores: no
    • Gámez: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • Gervin-Hawkins: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Howard: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Longoria: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Martinez: no
    • Fischer: no
    • Moody: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales, E.: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Muñoz: no
    • Ordaz: no
    • Perez, M.: no
    • Perez, V.: no
    • Plesa: no
    • Raymond: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Simmons: no
    • Talarico: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Turner: no
    • Vo: no
    • Walle: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Cortez: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Jones, V.: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • King: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • J: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-31 · pass · 83-47

    Member-level votes (180)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Anchía: no
    • Bernal: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Campos: no
    • Canales: no
    • Cole: no
    • Collier: no
    • Cortez: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Dutton: no
    • Flores: no
    • Gámez: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • Gervin-Hawkins: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Howard: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Longoria: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Martinez: no
    • Fischer: no
    • Moody: no
    • Morales, E.: no
    • Ordaz: no
    • Perez, M.: no
    • Perez, V.: no
    • Plesa: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Talarico: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Turner: no
    • Vo: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Allen: absent
    • Cunningham: absent
    • Garcia, L.: absent
    • Harless: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Phelan: absent
    • Rose: absent
    • Schatzline: absent
    • Tinderholt: absent
    • Walle: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • Y: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • King: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

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