Bill Commons

TX SB 2361

enacted

Relating to the transfer of the University of Houston--Victoria to The Texas A&M University System.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 2361 pass?

Yes. TX SB 2361 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-27. Latest recorded action (2025-05-27): See remarks for effective date

What is TX SB 2361 about?

TX SB 2361 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the transfer of the University of Houston--Victoria to The Texas A&M University System.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2361?

Kolkhorst, Bettencourt, Louderback and 1 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 2361.

Introduced
2025-03-12
Latest action
2025-05-27 — See remarks for effective date
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Louderbackprimary
  • Lalaniprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-12

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-25

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-25

    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

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-03

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-08

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-08

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-10

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-10

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-04-15

    Placed on intent calendar

  14. 2025-04-16

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. 2025-04-16

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-04-16

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  17. 2025-04-16

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  18. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-04-16

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  20. 2025-04-16

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  21. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  22. 2025-04-16

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  23. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-04-16

    Three day rule suspended

  25. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  26. 2025-04-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  27. 2025-04-16

    Passed

    passage

  28. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  29. 2025-04-16

    Reported engrossed

  30. 2025-04-17

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  31. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  32. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Higher Education

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-04-24

    Considered in formal meeting

  34. 2025-04-24

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-04-25

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  36. 2025-04-28

    Committee report distributed

  37. 2025-04-28

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  38. 2025-05-05

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  39. 2025-05-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  40. 2025-05-05

    Amendment withdrawn

    amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal

  41. 2025-05-05

    Passed to 3rd reading

  42. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  43. 2025-05-06

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  44. 2025-05-06

    Passed as amended

    amendment-passage,passage

  45. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  46. 2025-05-06

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  47. 2025-05-06

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  48. 2025-05-12

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  49. 2025-05-12

    Read

  50. 2025-05-12

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  51. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  52. 2025-05-12

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  53. 2025-05-12

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  54. 2025-05-14

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  55. 2025-05-15

    Signed in the House

    passage

  56. 2025-05-15

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  57. 2025-05-27

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  58. 2025-05-27

    See remarks for effective date

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-16 · pass · 0-0

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2361 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-16 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-06 · pass · 142-1

    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
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: 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
    • 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
    • Harris Davila: 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
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: 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
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: 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
    • 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
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Harrison: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker(C): not voting
    • Ples: not voting
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Lalani: absent
    • Martinez Fischer: absent
    • Morales Sha: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-12 · pass · 30-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Gutierrez: absent

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