Relating to the inclusion of the National Sexual Assault Hotline on certain student identification cards issued by a public institution of higher education.
HB 678 requires public Texas institutions of higher education to include the National Sexual Assault Hotline's contact information on student identification cards. The bill mandates that each student ID must display the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Crisis Text Line, and National Sexual Assault Hotline details. Optional information, such as campus police contacts or health clinic details, may also be printed. This requirement applies to student IDs issued on or after September 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025
Last action May 12, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted and reorganized with improved spacing and structure, but the substantive policy content remains unchanged. The bill continues to require student ID cards to display contact information for suicide prevention, crisis text line, and sexual assault hotline resources.
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Text formatting and layout were reorganized with improved spacing and alignment, but no substantive policy changes were made to the bill's requirements or applicability.
Floor votes · House May 10, 2025
How they voted
79–54
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 145
May 10, 2025
D
Democratic59
81% Yea
R
Republican86
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Higher Education
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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