Legislative Research: TX HB277 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

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SessionTitle/DescriptionLast Action
2025
89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
(Introduced - Dead)		Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail.
[HB277 2025 Detail][HB277 2025 Text][HB277 2025 Comments]		2025-08-20
Filed
2025
89th Legislature 1st Special Session
(Introduced - Dead)		Relating to the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools.
[HB277 2025 Detail][HB277 2025 Text][HB277 2025 Comments]		2025-08-05
Filed
2025-2026
89th Legislature
(Introduced)		Relating to the measures to encourage eligible students to claim certain tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students who are or have been in foster or other residential care.
[HB277 2025 Detail][HB277 2025 Text][HB277 2025 Comments]		2025-02-27
Referred to Higher Education
2023-2024
88th Legislature
(Introduced - Dead)		Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent.
[HB277 2023 Detail][HB277 2023 Text][HB277 2023 Comments]		2023-02-23
Referred to Public Education
2021
87th Legislature 1st Special Session
(Introduced - Dead)		Relating to accessing transmission service and power at wholesale outside of the ERCOT power region.
[HB277 2021 Detail][HB277 2021 Text][HB277 2021 Comments]		2021-07-15
Filed
2021-2022
87th Legislature
(Introduced - Dead)		Relating to the appointment of counsel to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases.
[HB277 2021 Detail][HB277 2021 Text][HB277 2021 Comments]		2021-03-08
Withdrawn from schedule
2019-2020
86th Legislature
(Passed)		Relating to a requirement that online admission application forms for public institutions of higher education include a link to certain comparative gainful employment data.
[HB277 2019 Detail][HB277 2019 Text][HB277 2019 Comments]		2019-06-10
Effective immediately
2017
85th Legislature 1st Special Session
(Introduced - Dead)		Relating to the duty of the Texas Water Development Board to conduct studies of and prepare and submit reports on aquifer storage and recovery.
[HB277 2017 Detail][HB277 2017 Text][HB277 2017 Comments]		2017-07-31
Committee report sent to Calendars
2017-2018
85th Legislature
(Introduced - Dead)		Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 79 as the Sgt. Chris Kelley Memorial Highway.
[HB277 2017 Detail][HB277 2017 Text][HB277 2017 Comments]		2017-04-27
Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
2015-2016
84th Legislature
(Introduced - Dead)		Relating to capital murder of a prosecuting attorney or an assistant prosecuting attorney.
[HB277 2015 Detail][HB277 2015 Text][HB277 2015 Comments]		2015-04-20
No action taken in committee
2013-2014
83rd Legislature
(Introduced - Dead)		Relating to physical activity requirements for students in public schools.
[HB277 2013 Detail][HB277 2013 Text][HB277 2013 Comments]		2013-02-11
Referred to Public Education
2011-2012
82nd Legislature
(Introduced - Dead)		Relating to the identification information required of an applicant for a driver's license.
[HB277 2011 Detail][HB277 2011 Text][HB277 2011 Comments]		2011-04-14
Postponed in subcommittee
2009-2010
81st Legislature
(Introduced - Dead)		Relating to the franchise tax and alternative revenue sources and spending priorities for this state.
[HB277 2009 Detail][HB277 2009 Text][HB277 2009 Comments]		2009-04-15
Left pending in committee

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Legislative Citation

APA
TX HB277 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. (2025, February 27). LegiScan. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB277/2025
MLA
"TX HB277 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 27 Feb. 2025. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB277/2025>.
Chicago
"TX HB277 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." February 27, 2025 LegiScan. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB277/2025.
Turabian
LegiScan. TX HB277 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. 27 February 2025. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB277/2025 (accessed July 29, 2026).

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SB165Similar To2025-02-03Relating to the measures to encourage eligible students to claim certain tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students who are or have been in foster or other residential care.Referred to Education K-16
SB165Similar To2025-02-03Relating to the measures to encourage eligible students to claim certain tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students who are or have been in foster or other residential care.Referred to Education K-16

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