TX HB 1233
died on adjournmentRelating to measures to encourage the earning of industry-recognized credentials at public institutions of higher education.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 1233 pass?
No. TX HB 1233 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): Referred to Education K-16
What is TX HB 1233 about?
TX HB 1233 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to measures to encourage the earning of industry-recognized credentials at public institutions of higher education.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 1233?
Guillen is the primary sponsor of TX HB 1233.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-10
- Latest action
- 2025-05-20 — Referred to Education K-16
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
- CREDENTIALS OF VALUE TASK FORCE (VU8AG)
- EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)
- Education--Higher--General (I0231)
- Education--Higher--Student Financial Aid (I0235)
- HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS (V4280)
- Interim Studies (I0448)
- Labor--Workforce Development (I0495)
- State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)
- WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0470)
Sponsors
- Guillenprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2024-11-12
Filed
filing
2025-03-10
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-10
Referred to Higher Education
referral-committee
2025-04-08
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-08
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-08
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-08
Left pending in committee
2025-04-29
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-29
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-29
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
referral-committee
2025-04-29
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-02
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-05
Committee report distributed
2025-05-05
Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
2025-05-08
Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
2025-05-10
Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
2025-05-10
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-10
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-10
Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-10
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-10
Passed
passage
2025-05-10
Record vote
2025-05-10
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-10
Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-10
Reported engrossed
2025-05-12
Received from the House
introduction
2025-05-20
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-20
Referred to Education K-16
referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
passage
2025-05-10 · pass · 93-35
Member-level votes (36)
- Alders: no
- Buckley: no
- Bumgarner: no
- Cain: no
- Cook: no
- Cunningham: no
- DeAyala: no
- Harrison: no
- Hickland: no
- Hopper: no
- Hull: no
- Isaac: no
- LaHood: no
- Leach: no
- Leo Wilson: no
- Little: no
- Lowe: no
- Luther: no
- McQueeney: no
- Money: no
- Morgan: no
- Olcott: no
- Oliverson: no
- Pierson: no
- Richardson: no
- Schatzline: no
- Schoolcraft: no
- Shofner: no
- Slawson: no
- Swanson: no
- Tinderholt: no
- Toth: no
- Troxclair: no
- Vasut: no
- Virdell: no
- Wilson: no
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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