Bill:  HB 8 
Legislative Session: 88(R) Council Document: 88R 6103 KJE-F
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Last Action:06/09/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program.
Author:VanDeaver | Kuempel | Buckley | Bonnen | Longoria
Coauthor:Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | Bucy | Bumgarner | Burns | Button | Cain | Capriglione | Clardy | Cole | Cook | Craddick | Cunningham | Darby | Dean | Dutton, Harold | Flores | Frazier | Gámez | Garcia | Gervin-Hawkins | Goldman | González, Jessica | González, Mary | Harless | Harris, Caroline | Hayes | Hefner | Hernandez | Herrero | Holland | Hull | Hunter | Jetton, Jacey | Johnson, Ann | Johnson, Julie | Jones, Venton | Kacal | King, Ken | King, Tracy O. | Lalani | Lambert | Landgraf | Leo-Wilson | Lopez, Janie | Lopez, Ray | Lozano | Lujan | Martinez Fischer | Metcalf | Meyer | Meza | Morales Shaw | Morales, Christina | Morales, Eddie | Morrison | Muñoz, Jr. | Murr | Neave Criado | Noble | Ordaz | Orr | Ortega | Patterson | Paul | Perez | Plesa | Price | Ramos | Raney | Raymond | Rogers | Romero, Jr. | Rosenthal | Schaefer | Shaheen | Slawson | Smith | Smithee | Spiller | Stucky | Talarico | Tepper | Thimesch | Thompson, Ed | Troxclair | Turner | Walle | Wilson | Wu | Zwiener
Sponsor:Creighton
Cosponsor:Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa | Menéndez | Paxton | West | Zaffirini
Subjects:Education--Higher--Finance (I0232)
Education--Higher--General (I0231)
Education--Higher--State Coordination (I0224)
Education--Junior College Districts (I0225)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)
Education--School Districts (I0220)
Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
Governor (I0375)
Legislature (I0520)
Purchasing--State (I0643)
State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
Taxation--School District (I0785)
FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM (S0541)
SCHOLARSHIPS (S2123)
AUDITOR, STATE (V4364)
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)
EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)
HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS (V4280)
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD (V0161)
WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0470)
Companion:SB 2539 by Creighton, Identical
Remarks:This Act takes effect September 1, 2023, except Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 25, 28, 29, 31, 45, and 51 take effect immediately.
House Committee:Higher Education
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Senate Committee:EducationSubcommittee on Higher Education
Status:Out of committeeOut of committee
Vote:Ayes=12   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Filed      02/28/2023    
 Read first time      03/01/2023     396
 Referred to Higher Education      03/01/2023   11:49 AM  396
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/20/2023    
 Considered in public hearing      03/20/2023    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      03/20/2023    
 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/20/2023    
 Left pending in committee      03/20/2023    
 Considered in formal meeting      03/21/2023    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      03/21/2023    
 Reported favorably as substituted      03/21/2023    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      03/27/2023     923
 Committee report distributed      03/27/2023   08:15 PM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      03/28/2023    
 Considered in Calendars      04/06/2023    
 Placed on Major State Calendar      04/11/2023    
 Read 2nd time      04/11/2023     1327
 Passed to engrossment      04/11/2023     1327
 Read 3rd time      04/12/2023     1348
 Passed      04/12/2023     1348
 Record vote   RV#149   04/12/2023     1348
 Reported engrossed      04/12/2023   02:23 PM  1448
 Received from the House      04/12/2023     916
 Read first time      05/01/2023     1440
 Referred to s/c on Higher Education by Pres      05/01/2023     1440
 Considered by subcommittee      05/09/2023    
 Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments      05/09/2023    
 Co-sponsor authorized      05/15/2023     1923
 Considered in public hearing      05/16/2023    
 Vote taken in committee      05/16/2023    
 Co-sponsor authorized      05/18/2023     2135
 Reported favorably as substituted      05/18/2023     2138
 Committee report printed and distributed      05/18/2023   12:35 PM 
 Co-sponsor authorized      05/19/2023     2238
 Placed on intent calendar      05/19/2023    
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/19/2023     2140
 Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      05/19/2023     2140
 Vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2023     2140
 Three day rule suspended      05/19/2023     2140
 Record vote      05/19/2023     2140
 Read 3rd time      05/19/2023     2140
 Passed      05/19/2023     2140
 Record vote      05/19/2023     2140
 Senate passage as amended reported      05/19/2023     4827
 Senate Amendments distributed      05/19/2023   02:12 PM 
 Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/19/2023   02:18 PM 
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      05/24/2023     5217
 Record vote   RV#2062   05/24/2023     5217
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2023     5217
 Text of Senate Amendment(s)      05/24/2023     5217
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      05/24/2023     2575
 Reported enrolled      05/24/2023   08:32 PM  5620
 Signed in the House      05/25/2023     5615
 Signed in the Senate      05/26/2023     2994
 Sent to the Governor      05/26/2023     5975
 Signed by the Governor      06/09/2023     6490
 See remarks for effective date      06/09/2023