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Senate bill · 89R

SB 1998

Relating to a preceptorship program in a pediatric subspecialty for medical students in this state.

Became law

Effective immediately

Progress

76 days from first to latest action, across 47 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Mar 6

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 17

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 10

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 16

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 24

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 8

  7. Sent to governor

    May 9

  8. Became law

    May 21

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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 7, 2025

Passed 141–1

141 Yea

1 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 8, 2025

Passed 145–0

145 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective immediately

    May 21, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    May 21, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 9, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    May 9, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 9, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 8, 2025 · Senate

  7. House passage reported

    May 8, 2025 · Senate

  8. Record vote

    May 8, 2025 · House

  9. Passed

    May 8, 2025 · House

  10. Read 3rd time

    May 8, 2025 · House

  11. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 7, 2025 · House

  12. Record vote

    May 7, 2025 · House

  13. Passed to 3rd reading

    May 7, 2025 · House

  14. Read 2nd time

    May 7, 2025 · House

  15. Laid out in lieu of companion

    May 7, 2025 · House

  16. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 1, 2025 · House

  17. Committee report distributed

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  18. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  19. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Higher Education

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  20. Considered in public hearing Higher Education

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  21. Referred to Higher Education Higher Education

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  22. Read first time

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  23. Received from the Senate

    Apr 25, 2025 · House

  24. Reported engrossed

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  25. Record vote

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  26. Passed

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  27. Read 3rd time

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  28. Record vote

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  29. Three day rule suspended

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  30. Vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  31. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  32. Laid before the Senate

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  33. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  34. Committee report printed and distributed

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  35. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  36. Reported favorably w/o amendments Education

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  37. Vote taken in committee

    Apr 15, 2025 · Senate

  38. Considered in public hearing Education

    Apr 15, 2025 · Senate

  39. Left pending in committee

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  40. Testimony taken in committee Education

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  41. Considered in public hearing Education

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  42. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  43. Referred to Education K-16 Education

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  44. Read first time

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  45. Co-author authorized

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  46. Filed

    Mar 6, 2025 · Senate

  47. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Mar 6, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 3 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Caroline Harris Davila cosponsorR
  • Helen Kerwin cosponsorR
  • Sarah Eckhardt cosponsorD

In committee

  • Education

    Senate

    Referred Mar 17, 2025 · heard Apr 10, 2025 · reported after 30 days

  • Higher Education

    House

    Referred Apr 28, 2025 · heard Apr 29, 2025 · reported after 1 day

Topics

Education: Higher: Health Institutions

Bill text

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