TX HB718 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Passed on June 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-20 - Effective on 9/1/25
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Passed on June 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-20 - Effective on 9/1/25
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Relating to prohibiting a public institution of higher education from partnering with certain private entities for the construction of a student housing facility.
Title
Relating to prohibiting a public institution of higher education from partnering with certain private entities for the construction of a student housing facility.
Sponsors
| Rep. Cecil Bell [R] | Sen. Tan Parker [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-05-30 - House - House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4070 (Y: 136 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-30 - House - Read 3rd time RV#962 (Y: 131 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - House - Amended RV#805 (Y: 137 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-30 - House - Read 3rd time RV#962 (Y: 131 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - House - Amended RV#805 (Y: 137 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Effective on 9/1/25 | |
| 2025-06-20 | Signed by the Governor | |
| 2025-06-01 | Sent to the Governor | |
| 2025-06-01 | Senate | Signed in the Senate |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Signed in the House |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Reported enrolled |
| 2025-05-30 | Senate | House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Text of Senate Amendment(s) |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Record vote RV#4070 |
| 2025-05-30 | House | House concurs in Senate amendment(s) |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Senate Amendments Analysis distributed |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Senate Amendments distributed |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Senate passage as amended reported |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Passed |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Three day rule suspended |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Laid before the Senate |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Placed on local & uncontested calendar |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Committee report printed and distributed |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Recommended for local & uncontested calendar |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Reported favorably as substituted |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Vote taken in committee |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Left pending in committee |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Testimony taken in committee |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Referred to Education K-16 |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Read first time |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Received from the House |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Reported engrossed |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Record vote RV#962 |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Passed |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Read 3rd time |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Record vote RV#805 |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Passed to engrossment as amended |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Amended 1-C. Bell |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Laid out as postponed business |
| 2025-04-28 | House | Postponed 4/29/25 10:00 AM |
| 2025-04-28 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2025-04-25 | House | Placed on General State Calendar |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Considered in Calendars |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Committee report distributed |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Considered in formal meeting |
| 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 . . . |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Referred to Higher Education |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-11-12 | House | Filed |
Subjects
CONTRACTORS' LIENS
Education
Education--Higher
Education--Higher--General
Housing
Housing--Finance
Housing--General
Purchasing
Purchasing--General
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
Education
Education--Higher
Education--Higher--General
Housing
Housing--Finance
Housing--General
Purchasing
Purchasing--General
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
