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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 4788: Relating to prohibiting public and private institutions of higher education from accepting federal funding for embryonic or fetal stem cell research.

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 4788 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to prohibiting public and private institutions of higher education from accepting federal funding for embryonic or fetal stem cell research. Primary sponsor: Joanne Shofner (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 3, 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): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joanne ShofnerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Janis HoltCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Mike OlcottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60

“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