Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and certain component institutions of the Texas State University System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to the Texas State Technical College System and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2023
Last action May 26, 2023
Floor votes · House May 22, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
58
Key actions
19
Committee
16
Amendments
6
May 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
House grants request for conference committee
lower
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate requests conference committee-reported
lower
May 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate requests conference committee
upper
May 25, 2023
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 22, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
lower
May 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Higher Education
lower
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Considered by subcommittee
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in subcommittee
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Considered by subcommittee
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to s/c on Higher Education by Pres
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
12 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
P
Brian Birdwell
RRepublican
P
Charles Perry
RRepublican
P
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
P
Christian Manuel
DDemocratic
P
Gary VanDeaver
RRepublican
P
JK
John Kuempel
RRepublican
P
Kevin Sparks
RRepublican
P
Mano DeAyala
RRepublican
P
ML
Morgan LaMantia
DDemocratic
P
Sarah Eckhardt
DDemocratic
P
Terry Wilson
RRepublican
Co
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hall
RRepublican
Co
Borris Miles
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
Co
Brian Harrison
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
Co
Carrie Isaac
RRepublican
Co
David Cook
RRepublican
Co
David Spiller
RRepublican
Co
Jay Dean
RRepublican
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