TX HB538 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

Texas House Bill 538

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Engrossed on April 23 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-04-23 - Received from the House
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to student access to certain academic records; authorizing a fee.

Title

Relating to student access to certain academic records; authorizing a fee.

Roll Calls

2025-04-23 - House - Read 3rd time RV#408 (Y: 91 N: 56 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - House - Record vote RV#360 (Y: 89 N: 57 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - House - RV#359 (Y: 96 N: 49 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-04-23	Senate	Received from the House
2025-04-23	House	Reported engrossed
2025-04-23	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-23	House	Record vote RV#408
2025-04-23	House	Passed
2025-04-23	House	Read 3rd time
2025-04-22	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-22	House	Record vote RV#360
2025-04-22	House	Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-04-22	House	Record vote RV#359
2025-04-22	House	Amended 1-Bernal
2025-04-22	House	Read 2nd time
2025-04-22	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-17	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-04-15	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-14	House	Committee report distributed
2025-04-14	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-08	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-08	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-03-25	House	Left pending in committee
2025-03-25	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-25	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-03-25	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-03	House	Referred to Higher Education
2025-03-03	House	Read first time
2024-11-12	House	Filed

Subjects

Education
Education--Higher
Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs
Education--Higher--Student Fees

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB538
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00538I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00538H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00538E.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00538H21.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00538I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB00538H.htm
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB538&RcdVtNo=359&Ch=H&Dt=04/22/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB538&RcdVtNo=360&Ch=H&Dt=04/22/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB538&RcdVtNo=408&Ch=H&Dt=04/23/2025