HB 539 Texas House · 86th Legislature (2019)

Relating to the automatic admission to general academic teaching institutions and eligibility for certain scholarships of a student who is the valedictorian of the student's high school graduating class.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2019

Committee Review

May 2019

House Passage

Apr 2019

Senate Passage

May 2019

Signed into Law

Jun 2019

Introduced Feb 20, 2019 Signed Jun 10, 2019

Floor votes · House Apr 3, 2019

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 10, 2019

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 22, 2019

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 19, 2019

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 19, 2019

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

May 8, 2019

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

May 8, 2019

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Apr 8, 2019

Committee

Referred to Higher Education

upper

Apr 8, 2019

Introduced

Read first time

upper

Apr 4, 2019

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Apr 3, 2019

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 2, 2019

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

lower

Mar 12, 2019

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Mar 12, 2019

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Mar 11, 2019

Lower · Passed

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

lower

Mar 6, 2019

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

lower

Mar 6, 2019

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute considered in committee

lower

Feb 27, 2019

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Feb 27, 2019

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Feb 20, 2019

Committee

Referred to Higher Education

lower

Feb 20, 2019

Introduced

Read first time

lower

6 primary · 27 co-sponsors