TX HB 173
died on adjournmentRelating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from soliciting or accepting gifts, grants, or donations from certain foreign countries.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 173 pass?
No. TX HB 173 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 (2025-04-01): Left pending in committee
What is TX HB 173 about?
TX HB 173 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from soliciting or accepting gifts, grants, or donations from certain foreign countries.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 173?
Capriglione, Spiller, Metcalf are the primary sponsors of TX HB 173, joined by 13 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-27
- Latest action
- 2025-04-01 — Left pending in committee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Capriglioneprimary
- Spillerprimary
- Metcalfprimary
- Barrycosponsor
- Bonnencosponsor
- Cookcosponsor
- Currycosponsor
- Harriscosponsor
- Lopez, Janiecosponsor
- McQueeneycosponsor
- Orrcosponsor
- Paulcosponsor
- Piersoncosponsor
- Troxclaircosponsor
- Virdellcosponsor
- Wilsoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2024-11-12
Filed
filing
2025-02-27
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-27
Referred to Higher Education
referral-committee
2025-04-01
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-01
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-01
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-01
Left pending in committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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