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Senate bill · 89R

SB 2847

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.

Did not pass

Progress

72 days from first to latest action, across 36 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Mar 14

  2. Referred to committee

    Apr 7

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 24

  4. Reported from committee

    May 7

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 14

  6. Passed second chamber

    Stopped here

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseSenateAprMay

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

Senate · May 13, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 23–8

23 Yea

8 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · May 13, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 23–8

23 Yea

8 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · May 14, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 23–8

23 Yea

8 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 25, 2025 · House

  2. Committee report distributed

    May 25, 2025 · House

  3. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 25, 2025 · House

  4. Reported favorably as substituted Higher Education

    May 23, 2025 · House

  5. Committee substitute considered in committee

    May 23, 2025 · House

  6. Considered in formal meeting

    May 23, 2025 · House

  7. Referred to Higher Education Higher Education

    May 16, 2025 · House

  8. Read first time

    May 16, 2025 · House

  9. Received from the Senate

    May 14, 2025 · House

  10. Reported engrossed

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  11. Record vote

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  12. Passed

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  13. Read 3rd time

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  14. Record vote

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  15. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  16. Record vote

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  17. Passed to engrossment as amended

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  18. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  19. Amended

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  20. Amendment(s) offered

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  21. Read 2nd time

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  22. Record vote

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  23. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  24. Placed on intent calendar

    May 9, 2025 · Senate

  25. Committee report printed and distributed

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  26. Reported favorably w/o amendments Education

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  27. Vote taken in committee

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  28. Considered in public hearing Education

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  29. Left pending in committee

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  30. Considered in public hearing Education

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  31. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  32. Posting rule suspended

    Apr 23, 2025 · Senate

  33. Referred to Education K-16 Education

    Apr 7, 2025 · Senate

  34. Read first time

    Apr 7, 2025 · Senate

  35. Filed

    Mar 14, 2025 · Senate

  36. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Mar 14, 2025 · Senate

Authors

In committee

  • Education

    Senate

    Referred Apr 7, 2025 · heard Apr 24, 2025 · reported after 30 days

  • Higher Education

    House

    Referred May 16, 2025 · heard May 23, 2025 · reported after 7 days

Topics

Education: Higher: Institutions & Programs

Bill text

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SB 2847 (89R) · Polis