Bill Commons

TX HB 290

died on adjournment

Relating to assistance for tuition and fees at postsecondary educational institutions for certain members of the Texas military forces.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 290 pass?

No. TX HB 290 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 (2025-05-23): Left pending in committee

What is TX HB 290 about?

TX HB 290 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to assistance for tuition and fees at postsecondary educational institutions for certain members of the Texas military forces.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 290?

Plesa, Hagenbuch, Lopez, Ray are the primary sponsors of TX HB 290, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-27
Latest action
2025-05-23 — Left pending in committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Plesaprimary
  • Hagenbuchprimary
  • Lopez, Rayprimary
  • Morales Shawcosponsor
  • Morales, Eddiecosponsor
  • Perez, Vincentcosponsor
  • Menéndezcosponsor
  • Isaaccosponsor
  • Kerwincosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-23

    Left pending in committee

  2. 2025-05-23

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-05-23

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  4. 2025-05-23

    Co-sponsor authorized

  5. 2025-05-22

    Posting rule suspended

  6. 2025-05-05

    Referred to Vet Affairs

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-05-05

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  8. 2025-04-15

    Received from the House

    introduction

  9. 2025-04-15

    Reported engrossed

  10. 2025-04-15

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-04-15

    Record vote

  12. 2025-04-15

    Passed

    passage

  13. 2025-04-15

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  14. 2025-04-14

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-04-14

    Record vote

  16. 2025-04-14

    Passed to engrossment

  17. 2025-04-14

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  18. 2025-04-14

    Placed on General State Calendar

  19. 2025-04-09

    Considered in Calendars

  20. 2025-04-02

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  21. 2025-04-01

    Committee report distributed

  22. 2025-04-01

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  23. 2025-03-27

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-03-27

    Considered in formal meeting

  25. 2025-03-25

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-03-25

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  27. 2025-03-25

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-02-27

    Referred to Higher Education

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-02-27

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  30. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-14 · pass · 115-29

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Button: no
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • Cunningham: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Noble: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Paul: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tepper: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker(C): not voting
    • Hoppe: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Martinez Fische: absent
    • Bumgarner: absent
    • Campo: absent
  • passage

    2025-04-15 · pass · 117-28

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hull: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Noble: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Orr: no
    • Paul: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Ples: absent
    • Martinez Fischer: absent

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