TX HB 3976

died on adjournment

Relating to the waiver of license renewal fees for certain instructors in high-demand fields at public institutions of higher education.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 3976 pass?

No. TX HB 3976 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 (2025-05-21): Referred to Business & Commerce

What is TX HB 3976 about?

TX HB 3976 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the waiver of license renewal fees for certain instructors in high-demand fields at public institutions of higher education.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 3976?

Button, Smithee, Plesa and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 3976.

Introduced: 2025-03-27
Latest action: 2025-05-21 — Referred to Business & Commerce
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-21
Referred to Business & Commerce
referral-committee
2025-05-21
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-15
Received from the House
introduction
2025-05-15
Reported engrossed
2025-05-15
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-15
Record vote
2025-05-15
Passed
passage
2025-05-15
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-14
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-14
Record vote
2025-05-14
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-14
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-11
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-09
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-06
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-05
Committee report distributed
2025-05-05
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-04-29
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-29
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-29
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-15
Left pending in committee
2025-04-15
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-15
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-15
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-27
Referred to Higher Education
referral-committee
2025-03-27
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-06
Filed
filing

Versions

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Documents

Votes

passage
2025-05-14 · pass · 108-23
Member-level votes (152)
- Allen: yes
- Anchía: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bowers: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Button: yes
- Campos: yes
- Canales: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Davis, Y.: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dutton: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Flores: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia, J.: yes
- Garcia, L.: 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 Davila: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Jones, V.: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Fischer: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Meza: 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
- Richardson: yes
- Rodríguez Ramos: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rose: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schofield: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Troxclair: 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
- Cunningham: no
- Frank: no
- Harrison: no
- Hayes: no
- Hickland: no
- Hopper: no
- Hull: no
- Kerwin: no
- Money: no
- Morgan: no
- Noble: no
- Oliverson: no
- Pierson: no
- Schoolcraft: no
- Shofner: no
- Slawson: no
- Swanson: no
- Tinderholt: no
- Toth: no
- Vasut: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker: not voting
- Harris(C: not voting
- Absent: absent
- Buckley: absent
- Holt: absent
- Johnson: absent
- Olcott: absent
- Pau: absent
- Excused: absent
- Lowe: absent
- Spiller: absent
- Teppe: absent
- Bell, K.: absent
- Bonnen: absent
- Capriglione: absent
- Cook: absent
- Garcia Hernandez: absent
- Lambert: absent
- Little: absent
- Luther: absent
passage
2025-05-15 · pass · 105-36
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
- Bucy: yes
- Button: yes
- Campos: 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
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: 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
- Hernandez: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Howard: 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
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Fischer: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Meza: 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
- Richardson: yes
- Rodríguez Ramos: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rose: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Vo: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Alders: no
- Bumgarner: no
- Cain: no
- Cook: no
- Cunningham: no
- Harris Davila: no
- Harrison: no
- Hayes: no
- Hefner: no
- Hickland: no
- Holt: no
- Hopper: no
- LaHood: no
- Little: no
- Louderback: no
- Lowe: no
- Luther: no
- McQueeney: no
- Metcalf: no
- Money: no
- Morgan: no
- Noble: no
- Olcott: no
- Oliverson: no
- Pierson: no
- Schofield: no
- Schoolcraft: no
- Shofner: no
- Slawson: no
- Spiller: no
- Swanson: no
- Tepper: no
- Tinderholt: no
- Toth: no
- Troxclair: no
- Virdell: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker: not voting
- Harris(C: not voting
- Absent: absent
- Dutton: absent
- Gervin-Hawkins: absent
- Pau: absent
- Buckley: absent
- Harless: absent
- Hull: absent
- Vasu: absent

Related bills

Companion bill: SB 1969

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03900_HB03999/HB 3976.xml

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