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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 1273: Relating to establishing the Higher Education Research Security Council.

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

SB 1273 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to establishing the Higher Education Research Security Council. Primary sponsor: Bryan Hughes (Republican), Terry Wilson (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bryan HughesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Terry WilsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20
César BlancoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Brent HagenbuchCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Angela PaxtonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Kevin SparksCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31

“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. Effective on 9/1/25
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the House
  5. Signed in the Senate
  6. Reported enrolled
  7. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
  8. Record vote
  9. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
  10. Read
  11. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  12. House passage as amended reported

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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