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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 1786: Relating to public higher education.

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 1786 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on February 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to public higher education. Primary sponsor: Creighton, VanDeaver, King, Charlene Ward Johnson (Democratic), Stan Kitzman (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 27, 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 6 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
CreightonPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
VanDeaverPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
KingPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Charlene Ward JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse139
Stan KitzmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse85
César BlancoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
CookCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Aicha DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse109
FloresCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Chuy HinojosaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Suleman LalaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
John LujanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Mihaela PleșaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Perez, VincentCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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 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