Relating to the requirements for a junior college district to receive approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer baccalaureate degree programs.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2019
Last action May 15, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
10
Committee
11
May 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Higher Education
upper
May 6, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 6, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Higher Education
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Birdwell
RRepublican
P
JW
John Wray
RRepublican
P
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
Co
AD
Alex Dominguez
DDemocratic
Co
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Andy Murr
RRepublican
Co
Angie Button
RRepublican
Co
Dade Phelan
RRepublican
Co
DB
DeWayne Burns
RRepublican
Co
Gene Wu
DDemocratic
Co
HS
Hugh Shine
RRepublican
Co
JM
Jim Murphy
RRepublican
Co
JH
Justin Holland
RRepublican
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