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Senate bill · 89R

SB 2066

Relating to the repeal of the Texas Research Incentive Program.

Became law

Effective immediately

Progress

73 days from first to latest action, across 45 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Mar 7

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 24

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 9

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 10

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 16

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 2

  7. Sent to governor

    May 7

  8. Became law

    May 19

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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 1, 2025

Passed 139–0

139 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 2, 2025

Passed 110–5

110 Yea

5 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective immediately

    May 19, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    May 19, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 7, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    May 7, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  7. House passage reported

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  8. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 2, 2025 · House

  9. Record vote

    May 2, 2025 · House

  10. Passed

    May 2, 2025 · House

  11. Read 3rd time

    May 2, 2025 · House

  12. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 1, 2025 · House

  13. Record vote

    May 1, 2025 · House

  14. Passed to 3rd reading

    May 1, 2025 · House

  15. Read 2nd time

    May 1, 2025 · House

  16. Laid out in lieu of companion

    May 1, 2025 · House

  17. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  18. Committee report distributed

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  19. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 25, 2025 · House

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

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  21. Considered in formal meeting

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  22. Referred to Higher Education Higher Education

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  23. Read first time

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  24. Received from the Senate

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  25. Reported engrossed

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  26. Record vote

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  27. Passed

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  28. Read 3rd time

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  29. Record vote

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  30. Three day rule suspended

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  31. Vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  32. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  33. Laid before the Senate

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  34. Placed on intent calendar

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  35. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  36. Committee report printed and distributed

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  37. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  38. Reported favorably as substituted Finance

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  39. Vote taken in committee

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  40. Considered in public hearing Finance

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  41. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  42. Referred to Finance Finance

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  43. Read first time

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  44. Filed

    Mar 7, 2025 · Senate

  45. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Mar 7, 2025 · Senate

Authors

In committee

  • Finance

    Senate

    Referred Mar 24, 2025 · heard Apr 9, 2025 · reported after 17 days

  • Higher Education

    House

    Referred Apr 22, 2025 · heard Apr 24, 2025 · reported after 2 days

Topics

Education: Higher: FinanceEducation: Higher: Institutions & Programs

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