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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 1835: Relating to the maximum number of nonresident scholarship students permitted to pay resident tuition and fees at certain public institutions of higher education.

Passed one chamber 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 1835 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on March 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the maximum number of nonresident scholarship students permitted to pay resident tuition and fees at certain public institutions of higher education. Primary sponsor: Kevin Sparks (Republican), John Smithee (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 21, 2025): Committee report sent to Calendars.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin SparksPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31
John SmitheePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86

“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. Committee report sent to Calendars
  2. Committee report distributed
  3. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  4. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  5. Considered in formal meeting
  6. Referred to Higher Education
  7. Read first time
  8. Received from the Senate
  9. Reported engrossed
  10. Record vote
  11. Passed
  12. Read 3rd time

Showing 12 most recent of 35 actions. Full history

Sources

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