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SB1835

In Calendar Committee in Other Chamber
Authored by Kevin Sparks (R)
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Caption: Relating to the maximum number of nonresident scholarship students permitted to pay resident tuition and fees at certain public institutions of higher education.
Initially Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Higher Education Committee, chaired by a Republican

SB 1835 proposes to modify the limit on the number of nonresident scholarship students who may pay resident tuition and fees at certain public institutions of higher education. The bill sets the limit at 5% of the total student enrollment from the previous year, except for institutions located in regions with below-average population growth and sufficient capacity, where the limit is increased to 20%. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is required to adopt rules to implement these provisions. This change applies beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year.

Sponsors: Smithee (R)

(S) Smithee signed onto the bill as

Mar 3, 2025

(S) Sparks signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed

Mar 13, 2025

(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Education K-16, chaired by a Republican

Apr 22, 2025

(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Left pending in committee

May 6, 2025

(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee

May 7, 2025

(S) Reported favorably as substituted

May 8, 2025

(S) Committee report printed and distributed

May 9, 2025

(S) Placed on intent calendar

May 12, 2025

(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Read 2nd time
(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250512_SB1835_FA1: Yea 20 (R 20, D 0) - Nay 10 (R 0, D 10)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks
Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Cook; Eckhardt; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West; Zaffirini
Absent - Gutierrez
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(S) Amended
(S) Record vote
(S) Passed to engrossment as amended
(S) Record vote

20250512_SB1835_E: Yea 20 (R 20, D 0) - Nay 10 (R 0, D 10)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks
Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Cook; Eckhardt; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West; Zaffirini
Absent - Gutierrez
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May 13, 2025

(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250513_SB1835_3R: Yea 20 (R 20, D 0) - Nay 11 (R 0, D 11)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks
Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West; Zaffirini
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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
(H) Received from the Senate

May 14, 2025

(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Higher Education, chaired by a Republican

May 19, 2025

(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

May 20, 2025

(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed

May 21, 2025

(H) Committee report sent to Calendars

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Daphne Hoffacker for self
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Emily Fuller for self
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jessica Neufeld for self
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Luis Figueroa for self (with Every Texan)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Steven Deline for self

For

(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Bianca Arvin-Eagle for self
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Cindi Castilla for self (with Texas Eagle Forum)

(Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Randy Rikel for West Texas A&M University
(Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Walter Wendler for WTAMU