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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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 1242 pass?

Yes. TX SB 1242 has been enacted into law. 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

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective immediately

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-30

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-27

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-27

    House passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-27

    Passed

    passage

  11. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  12. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading

  13. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  14. 2025-05-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

  15. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  16. 2025-05-21

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  17. 2025-05-20

    Committee report distributed

  18. 2025-05-20

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  19. 2025-05-19

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-05-19

    Considered in formal meeting

  21. 2025-05-13

    Left pending in committee

  22. 2025-05-13

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  23. 2025-05-13

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-06

    Referred to Higher Education

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-05-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-05-05

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  27. 2025-05-05

    Reported engrossed

  28. 2025-05-05

    Record vote

  29. 2025-05-05

    Passed

    passage

  30. 2025-05-05

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  31. 2025-05-05

    Record vote

  32. 2025-05-05

    Three day rule suspended

  33. 2025-05-05

    Vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-05-05

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  35. 2025-05-05

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  36. 2025-05-01

    Placed on intent calendar

  37. 2025-04-24

    Committee report printed and distributed

  38. 2025-04-24

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2025-04-08

    Vote taken in committee

  40. 2025-04-08

    Considered in public hearing

  41. 2025-04-03

    Left pending in committee

  42. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  43. 2025-04-03

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  44. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  45. 2025-02-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  46. 2025-02-12

    Filed

    filing

  47. 2025-02-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

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

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Official source

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

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