Relating to requiring prior approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer a degree or certificate program to certain persons who are incarcerated or subject to involuntary civil commitment.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2023
Last action May 8, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 8, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Corrections
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Armando Walle
DDemocratic
P
David Cook
RRepublican
P
Josey Garcia
DDemocratic
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