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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 4044: Relating to certain expenditures by public institutions of higher education and university systems that are eligible for certain tax credits.

Enacted 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 4044 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to certain expenditures by public institutions of higher education and university systems that are eligible for certain tax credits. Primary sponsor: Morgan Meyer (Republican), Chris Turner (Democratic), Giovanni Capriglione (Republican), Trey Martinez Fischer (Democratic), Ellen Troxclair (Republican), Creighton. It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): See remarks for effective date.

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 5 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Morgan MeyerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Chris TurnerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Giovanni CapriglionePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Trey Martinez FischerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse116
Ellen TroxclairPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse19
CreightonPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
FloresCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mihaela PleșaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Penny Morales ShawCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Royce WestCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23

“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. See remarks for effective date
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the Senate
  5. Signed in the House
  6. Reported enrolled
  7. Senate passage reported
  8. Record vote
  9. Passed
  10. Read 3rd time
  11. Record vote
  12. Three day rule suspended

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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