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TX SB 1242

enacted

Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 1242 pass?

Yes. TX SB 1242 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective immediately

What is TX SB 1242 about?

TX SB 1242 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1242?

Birdwell, Wilson are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1242.

Introduced
2025-02-12
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective immediately
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Birdwellprimary
  • Wilsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-02-12

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-03

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-03

    Left pending in committee

  8. 2025-04-08

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-04-08

    Vote taken in committee

  10. 2025-04-24

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-04-24

    Committee report printed and distributed

  12. 2025-05-01

    Placed on intent calendar

  13. 2025-05-05

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  14. 2025-05-05

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-05

    Vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-05

    Three day rule suspended

  17. 2025-05-05

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-05

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  19. 2025-05-05

    Passed

    passage

  20. 2025-05-05

    Record vote

  21. 2025-05-05

    Reported engrossed

  22. 2025-05-05

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  23. 2025-05-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  24. 2025-05-06

    Referred to Higher Education

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-05-13

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-05-13

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  27. 2025-05-13

    Left pending in committee

  28. 2025-05-19

    Considered in formal meeting

  29. 2025-05-19

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-05-20

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  31. 2025-05-20

    Committee report distributed

  32. 2025-05-21

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  33. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  34. 2025-05-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

  35. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  36. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading

  37. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  38. 2025-05-27

    Passed

    passage

  39. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  40. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-27

    House passage reported

    passage

  42. 2025-05-27

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  43. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  44. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the House

    passage

  45. 2025-05-30

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  46. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  47. 2025-06-20

    Effective immediately

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1242 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-05 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-27 · pass · 140-1

    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
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: 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
    • 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
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: 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
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Dutton: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • V: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Garcia Hernandez: absent
    • Virdel: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01200_SB01299/SB 1242.xml

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