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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 2847: Relating to measures to accelerate the award of bachelor's degrees, including the establishment of the general education curriculum advisory committee, and to the number of semester credit hours required for the core curriculum for certain bachelor's degree programs at a public institution 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 2847 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on March 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to measures to accelerate the award of bachelor's degrees, including the establishment of the general education curriculum advisory committee, and to the number of semester credit hours required for the core curriculum for certain bachelor's degree programs at a public institution of higher education. Primary sponsor: Brent Hagenbuch (Republican), Matt Shaheen (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 25, 2025): Committee report sent to Calendars.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brent HagenbuchPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Matt ShaheenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse66

“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 as substituted
  5. Committee substitute considered in committee
  6. Considered in formal meeting
  7. Referred to Higher Education
  8. Read first time
  9. Received from the Senate
  10. Reported engrossed
  11. Record vote
  12. Passed

Showing 12 most recent of 36 actions. Full history

Sources

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