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TX SB 2847

died on adjournment

Relating to measures to accelerate the award of bachelor's degrees, including the establishment of the general education curriculum advisory committee, and to the number of semester credit hours required for the core curriculum for certain bachelor's degree programs at a public institution of higher education.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 2847 pass?

No. TX SB 2847 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 (2025-05-25): Committee report sent to Calendars

What is TX SB 2847 about?

TX SB 2847 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to measures to accelerate the award of bachelor's degrees, including the establishment of the general education curriculum advisory committee, and to the number of semester credit hours required for the core curriculum for certain bachelor's degree programs at a public institution of higher education.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2847?

Hagenbuch, Shaheen are the primary sponsors of TX SB 2847.

Introduced
2025-03-14
Latest action
2025-05-25 — Committee report sent to Calendars
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hagenbuchprimary
  • Shaheenprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-14

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-14

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-04-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-04-07

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-23

    Posting rule suspended

  6. 2025-04-24

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  7. 2025-04-24

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-04-24

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-05-06

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-05-06

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-05-07

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-05-07

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-05-09

    Placed on intent calendar

  14. 2025-05-13

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-13

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  17. 2025-05-13

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  18. 2025-05-13

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  19. 2025-05-13

    Vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-13

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  21. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-14

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  23. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  24. 2025-05-14

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  25. 2025-05-14

    Passed

    passage

  26. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  27. 2025-05-14

    Reported engrossed

  28. 2025-05-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  29. 2025-05-16

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  30. 2025-05-16

    Referred to Higher Education

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-05-23

    Considered in formal meeting

  32. 2025-05-23

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  33. 2025-05-23

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-05-25

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  35. 2025-05-25

    Committee report distributed

  36. 2025-05-25

    Committee report sent to Calendars

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-13 · pass · 23-8

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

  • passage

    2025-05-14 · pass · 23-8

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: 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/SB02800_SB02899/SB 2847.xml

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