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HB5294

Passed out of Committee in Other Chamber
Authored by Greg Bonnen (R)
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Caption: Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state.
Initially Referred to House Higher Education Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 5294 imposes new requirements on medical schools in Texas. It mandates that all coursework required for medical degrees be graded using a traditional letter system (A-F) and prohibits pass/fail grading. It also requires medical schools to report proposed revisions to academic or admissions standards to the legislature and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Additionally, the bill bans medical schools from considering race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in admissions and employment decisions, except in cases where sex-based qualifications are necessary for operations. The law applies to admissions beginning in the 2026 spring semester.

Sponsors: Creighton (R)


(H) Creighton signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Mar 14, 2025


(H) Bonnen signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Apr 7, 2025


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

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

May 2, 2025


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

May 5, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 6, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 8, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 9, 2025


(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#1950: Yea 97 (R 81, D 16) - Nay 38 (R 2, D 36)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Anchia; Bernal; Bowers; Bucy; Cole; Collier; Davis, A.; Flores; Gamez; Garcia, L.; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Harrison; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Romero; Rosenthal; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Allen; Gonzalez, M.; Longoria; Moody; Rodriguez Ramos; Simmons

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Helen Kerwin: "When Record No. 1950 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Salman Bhojani: "When Record No. 1950 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 10, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#2034: Yea 82 (R 81, D 1) - Nay 48 (R 1, D 47)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchia; Bhojani; Bucy; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Bowers; King

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 12, 2025


(S) Received from the House
 

May 13, 2025


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

May 22, 2025


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

May 26, 2025


(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 27, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

May 28, 2025


(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Record vote

20250528_HB5294_2R: Yea 20 (R 19, D 1) - Nay 11 (R 1, D 10)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks

Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Johnson; King; Menendez; Miles; West; Zaffirini

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Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Briana Azad for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Camille Bourgeois for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Frank Frankovsky III for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Grace Andres for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Gracie Deason for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Philip Swigon for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Shreya Rajachandran for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Tapasvini Paralkar for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Adele Nelson for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Amanda Garcia for self (with Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT))
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Andrea Baer for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Caroline Faria for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Carson Koch for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Colter Ivey for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Davis Looney for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Edwin Ruiz for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Eunice Park for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Eve Margolis for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jason Rosenblum for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jayaker Kolli for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jermiah Crowder for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jessica Neufeld for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Kelsey Kling for Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Kristin Ankoma-Sey for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Merry Wang for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Stephennie Mulder for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Steven Deline for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Steven Deline for self
 

For

(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Jared Ross for Do No Harm Action
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Laura Morgan for Do No Harm Action
 

On

(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Sarah Keyton for Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board



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