House bill · 89R

HB 5294

Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state.

Did not pass

Progress

75 days from first to latest action, across 37 recorded actions.

Filed
Mar 14
Referred to committee
Apr 7
Heard in committee
Apr 29
Reported from committee
May 2
Passed first chamber
May 10
Passed second chamber
Stopped here
Sent to governor
Became law

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

House · May 9, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 97–38

97 Yea

38 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 10, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 82–48

82 Yea

48 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

Senate · May 28, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 20–11

20 Yea

11 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Record vote
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
May 27, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
May 26, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted Education
May 26, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
May 26, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Education
May 26, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee
May 22, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Education
May 22, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Education
May 22, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 22, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Education K-16 Education
May 13, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
May 13, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed
May 10, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 10, 2025 · House
Passed
May 10, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 10, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 9, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 9, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment
May 9, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 9, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 8, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 6, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 5, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 5, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 5, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Higher Education
May 2, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 2, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
Apr 29, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Higher Education
Apr 29, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Higher Education
Apr 29, 2025 · House
Referred to Higher Education Higher Education
Apr 7, 2025 · House
Read first time
Apr 7, 2025 · House
Filed
Mar 14, 2025 · House

Authors

In committee

Higher Education
House
Referred Apr 7, 2025 · heard Apr 29, 2025 · reported after 25 days
Education
Senate
Referred May 13, 2025 · heard May 22, 2025 · reported after 13 days

Topics

Education: Higher: Admission & Attendance Education: Higher: Faculty Education: Higher: General Education: Higher: Health Institutions Human Relations

Bill text

House Committee ReportHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF
Senate Committee ReportHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF

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