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TX SB 2533

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Relating to the accreditation of law schools in this state.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 2533 pass?

No. TX SB 2533 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2025-05-21). Latest recorded action (2025-05-21): Committee report sent to Calendars

What is TX SB 2533 about?

TX SB 2533 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the accreditation of law schools in this state.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2533?

Middleton, DeAyala are the primary sponsors of TX SB 2533, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-03-13
Latest action
2025-05-21 — Committee report sent to Calendars
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Middletonprimary
  • DeAyalaprimary
  • Bettencourtcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-13

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-04-03

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-07

    Rereferred to committee

  6. 2025-04-07

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-04-10

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-04-10

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-04-10

    Left pending in committee

  10. 2025-04-14

    Considered in public hearing

  11. 2025-04-14

    Vote taken in committee

  12. 2025-04-15

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-04-15

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-04-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-05-06

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-06

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  18. 2025-05-06

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  19. 2025-05-06

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-05-06

    Vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-05-06

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-07

    Co-author authorized

  24. 2025-05-07

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  25. 2025-05-07

    Record vote

  26. 2025-05-07

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  27. 2025-05-07

    Passed

    passage

  28. 2025-05-07

    Record vote

  29. 2025-05-07

    Reported engrossed

  30. 2025-05-08

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  31. 2025-05-10

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  32. 2025-05-10

    Referred to Higher Education

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-05-19

    Considered in formal meeting

  34. 2025-05-19

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

    committee-failure

  35. 2025-05-19

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  36. 2025-05-19

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2025-05-21

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  38. 2025-05-21

    Committee report distributed

  39. 2025-05-21

    Committee report sent to Calendars

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-06 · pass · 20-11

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

  • passage

    2025-05-07 · pass · 20-11

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02500_SB02599/SB 2533.xml

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