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TX SB 365

enacted

Relating to the period for which an applicant for admission as an undergraduate student to a public institution of higher education is entitled to an academic fresh start.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 365 pass?

Yes. TX SB 365 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-06. Latest recorded action (2025-05-06): Effective immediately

What is TX SB 365 about?

TX SB 365 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the period for which an applicant for admission as an undergraduate student to a public institution of higher education is entitled to an academic fresh start.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 365?

Flores, Howard, Lalani and 7 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 365, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-11-14
Latest action
2025-05-06 — Effective immediately
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Floresprimary
  • Howardprimary
  • Lalaniprimary
  • Ward Johnsonprimary
  • Shofnerprimary
  • Wilsonprimary
  • Menéndezprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Eckhardtprimary
  • Cookprimary
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Middletoncosponsor
  • Perrycosponsor
  • Westcosponsor
  • Florescosponsor
  • Perez, Vincentcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-14

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-11-14

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-12

    Co-author authorized

  6. 2025-02-13

    Co-author authorized

  7. 2025-03-27

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-03-27

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-03-27

    Testimony taken in committee

  10. 2025-03-27

    Left pending in committee

  11. 2025-03-31

    Co-author authorized

  12. 2025-04-01

    Considered in public hearing

  13. 2025-04-01

    Vote taken in committee

  14. 2025-04-07

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-04-07

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  16. 2025-04-07

    Committee report printed and distributed

  17. 2025-04-08

    Co-author authorized

  18. 2025-04-09

    Placed on intent calendar

  19. 2025-04-10

    Co-author authorized

  20. 2025-04-10

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  21. 2025-04-10

    Vote recorded in Journal

  22. 2025-04-10

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  23. 2025-04-10

    Vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-04-10

    Three day rule suspended

  25. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  26. 2025-04-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  27. 2025-04-10

    Passed

    passage

  28. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  29. 2025-04-10

    Reported engrossed

  30. 2025-04-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  31. 2025-04-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  32. 2025-04-14

    Referred to Higher Education

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-04-15

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-04-15

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-04-16

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  36. 2025-04-16

    Committee report distributed

  37. 2025-04-17

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  38. 2025-04-22

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  39. 2025-04-22

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  40. 2025-04-22

    Passed to 3rd reading

  41. 2025-04-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  42. 2025-04-23

    Passed

    passage

  43. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  44. 2025-04-23

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-04-23

    House passage reported

    passage

  46. 2025-04-23

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  47. 2025-04-24

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  48. 2025-04-24

    Signed in the House

    passage

  49. 2025-04-24

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  50. 2025-05-06

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  51. 2025-05-06

    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 365 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-10 · pass · 29-1

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Schwertner: no
    • King: absent

  • passage

    2025-04-23 · pass · 137-4

    Member-level votes (151)
    • 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
    • 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
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: 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
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: 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
    • 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
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Pau: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Hayes: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Lopez, R.: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • McLaughlin: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Virdell: absent
    • Ward Johnson: absent

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00300_SB00399/SB 365.xml

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