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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 4997: Relating to the tenure and employment of faculty members at certain public institutions of higher education.

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 4997 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the tenure and employment of faculty members at certain public institutions of higher education. Primary sponsor: Ron Reynolds (Democratic). 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): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ron ReynoldsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse27

“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