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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1289: Relating to measures to address student hunger at postsecondary educational institutions.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1289 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 13, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to measures to address student hunger at postsecondary educational institutions. Primary sponsor: John Bucy (Democratic), Donna Howard (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2025): Referred to Higher Education.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John BucyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Donna HowardPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse48
FloresCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Penny Morales ShawCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Higher Education
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source