HB5646

Filed without the Governor's Signature
Authored by Terry Wilson (R)
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Caption: Relating to in-state tuition for certain students in military related programs.
Initially Referred to House Higher Education Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Veteran Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 5646 grants in-state tuition to students enrolled in Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) programs or corps of cadets at senior military colleges in Texas. The new tuition policy applies to courses and programs beginning in the Spring 2026 semester.

Sponsors: Hall (R)
Co-sponsors: Blanco (D); Campbell (R); J. Hinojosa (D); Paxton (R)

Mar 14, 2025


(H) Wilson 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 22, 2025


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

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

Apr 28, 2025


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

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 2, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 6, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 7, 2025


(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Wilson amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#1655: Yea 141 (R 83, D 58) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Absent - Campos; Gonzalez, J.; Hernandez; Manuel

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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May 8, 2025


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

RV#1769: Yea 147 (R 86, D 61) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Absent - Campos

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Geren

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(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 9, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Veteran Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

May 22, 2025


(S) Posting rule suspended
 

May 23, 2025


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

May 25, 2025


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

May 26, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 27, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

May 28, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time

20250528_HB5646_2R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250528_HB5646_FA1: Yea 30 (R 20, D 10) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Johnson

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(S) Amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250528_HB5646_3R: Yea 30 (R 20, D 10) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Johnson

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(S) Record vote
 

May 29, 2025


(H) Senate passage as amended reported
(H) Senate Amendments distributed
(H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
 

May 30, 2025


(H) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
(H) Record vote

RV#4066: Yea 136 (R 81, D 55) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Lowe

Absent - Campos; Davis, Y.; Gerdes; Manuel; Reynolds

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut

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

Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 4066 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Text of Senate Amendment(s)
(S) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
 

May 31, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
 

Jun 1, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate
 

Jun 2, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor
 


(H) Hall signed onto the bill as Sponsor
(H) Paxton signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) J. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Campbell signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Blanco signed onto the bill as Cosponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before H Higher Education as Mitch Fuller for self (with VFW Department of Texas)
(Fri 5/23/2025) Testifying before S Veteran Affairs as Mitch Fuller for self (with VFW Department of Texas)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Jim Brennan for self (with Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Priscilla Camacho for Alamo Colleges District
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Steven Deline for self
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Steven Deline for self
 

On

(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Sarah Keyton for Texas higher education coordinating board



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