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IntroducedMar 10, 2023
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Passed SenateApr 19, 2023
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Passed HouseMay 22, 2023
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Signed into LawJun 17, 2023
Relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education.
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executive • Jun 17, 2023: Effective on 1/1/24
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YES: 83
- Allison
- Anderson
- Ashby
- Bailes
- Bell, C.
- Bell, K.
- Bonnen
- Buckley
- Bumgarner
- Burns
- Burrows
- Button
- Cain
- Capriglione
- Clardy
- Cook
- Craddick
- Cunningham
- Darby
- Dean
- DeAyala
- Dorazio
- Frank
- Frazier
- Gates
- Gerdes
- Geren
- Goldman
- Guillen
- Harless
- Caroline Harris
- Cody Harris
- Harrison
- Hayes
- Hefner
- Holland
- Hull
- Hunter
- Isaac
- Jetton
- Kacal
- King, K.
- Kitzman
- Klick
- Kuempel
- Lambert
- Landgraf
- Leach
- Leo-Wilson
- Lopez, J.
- Lozano
- Lujan
- Metcalf
- Meyer
- Morrison
- Murr
- Noble
- Oliverson
- Orr
- Patterson
- Paul
- Price
- Raney
- Rogers
- Schaefer
- Schatzline
- Schofield
- Shaheen
- Shine
- Slawson
- Smith
- Smithee
- Spiller
- Stucky
- Swanson
- Tepper
- Thimesch
- Thompson, E.
- Toth
- Troxclair
- VanDeaver
- Vasut
- Wilson
NO: 60
- Allen
- AnchÃa
- Bernal
- Bhojani
- Bowers
- Bryant
- Bucy
- Campos
- Canales
- Cole
- Collier
- Cortez
- Davis
- Dutton
- Flores
- Gámez
- Garcia
- Gervin-Hawkins
- González, J.
- González, M.
- Goodwin
- Guerra
- Hinojosa
- Howard
- Johnson, A.
- Jarvis Johnson
- Julie Johnson
- Jones, J.
- Jones, V.
- King, T.
- Lalani
- Longoria
- Lopez, R.
- Manuel
- Martinez
- Fischer
- Meza
- Moody
- Morales, C.
- Morales, E.
- Morales Shaw
- Muñoz
- Neave Criado
- Ordaz
- Ortega
- Perez
- Plesa
- Ramos
- Raymond
- Reynolds
- Romero
- Rose
- Rosenthal
- Sherman
- Talarico
- Thompson, S.
- Turner
- Vo
- Walle
- Zwiener
ABSENT: 5
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 83
- Allison
- Anderson
- Ashby
- Bailes
- Bell, C.
- Bell, K.
- Bonnen
- Buckley
- Bumgarner
- Burns
- Burrows
- Button
- Cain
- Capriglione
- Clardy
- Cook
- Craddick
- Cunningham
- Darby
- Dean
- DeAyala
- Dorazio
- Frank
- Frazier
- Gates
- Gerdes
- Geren
- Goldman
- Guillen
- Harless
- Caroline Harris
- Cody Harris
- Harrison
- Hayes
- Hefner
- Holland
- Hull
- Hunter
- Isaac
- Jetton
- Kacal
- Kitzman
- Klick
- Kuempel
- Lambert
- Landgraf
- Leach
- Leo-Wilson
- Lopez, J.
- Lozano
- Lujan
- Metcalf
- Meyer
- Morrison
- Murr
- Noble
- Oliverson
- Orr
- Patterson
- Paul
- Price
- Raney
- Rogers
- Schaefer
- Schatzline
- Schofield
- Shaheen
- Shine
- Slawson
- Smith
- Smithee
- Spiller
- Stucky
- Swanson
- Tepper
- Thimesch
- Thompson, E.
- Tinderholt
- Toth
- Troxclair
- VanDeaver
- Vasut
- Wilson
NO: 62
- Allen
- AnchÃa
- Bernal
- Bhojani
- Bowers
- Bryant
- Bucy
- Canales
- Cole
- Collier
- Cortez
- Davis
- Dutton
- Flores
- Gámez
- Garcia
- Gervin-Hawkins
- González, J.
- González, M.
- Goodwin
- Guerra
- Hernandez
- Hinojosa
- Howard
- Johnson, A.
- Jarvis Johnson
- Julie Johnson
- Jones, J.
- Jones, V.
- King, T.
- Lalani
- Longoria
- Lopez, R.
- Manuel
- Martinez
- Fischer
- Meza
- Moody
- Morales, C.
- Morales, E.
- Morales Shaw
- Muñoz
- Neave Criado
- Ordaz
- Ortega
- Perez
- Plesa
- Ramos
- Raymond
- Reynolds
- Romero
- Rose
- Rosenthal
- Sherman
- Talarico
- Thierry
- Thompson, S.
- Turner
- Vo
- Walle
- Wu
- Zwiener
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 82
- Allison
- Anderson
- Ashby
- Bailes
- Bell, C.
- Bell, K.
- Bonnen
- Buckley
- Bumgarner
- Burns
- Burrows
- Button
- Cain
- Capriglione
- Clardy
- Cook
- Craddick
- Cunningham
- Darby
- Dean
- DeAyala
- Dorazio
- Frank
- Gates
- Gerdes
- Geren
- Goldman
- Guillen
- Harless
- Caroline Harris
- Cody Harris
- Harrison
- Hayes
- Hefner
- Holland
- Hull
- Hunter
- Isaac
- Jetton
- Kacal
- King, K.
- Kitzman
- Klick
- Kuempel
- Lambert
- Landgraf
- Leach
- Leo-Wilson
- Lopez, J.
- Lozano
- Lujan
- Metcalf
- Meyer
- Morrison
- Murr
- Noble
- Oliverson
- Orr
- Patterson(C)
- Paul
- Price
- Raney
- Rogers
- Schaefer
- Schatzline
- Schofield
- Shine
- Slawson
- Smith
- Smithee
- Spiller
- Stucky
- Swanson
- Tepper
- Thimesch
- Thompson, E.
- Tinderholt
- Toth
- Troxclair
- VanDeaver
- Vasut
- Wilson
NO: 61
- Allen
- AnchÃa
- Bernal
- Bhojani
- Bowers
- Bryant
- Bucy
- Campos
- Canales
- Cole
- Collier
- Cortez
- Davis
- Dutton
- Flores
- Gámez
- Gervin-Hawkins
- González, J.
- González, M.
- Goodwin
- Guerra
- Hernandez
- Hinojosa
- Howard
- Johnson, A.
- Jarvis Johnson
- Julie Johnson
- Jones, J.
- Jones, V.
- King, T.
- Lalani
- Longoria
- Lopez, R.
- Manuel
- Martinez
- Fischer
- Meza
- Moody
- Morales, C.
- Morales, E.
- Muñoz
- Neave Criado
- Ordaz
- Ortega
- Perez
- Plesa
- Ramos
- Raymond
- Reynolds
- Romero
- Rose
- Rosenthal
- Sherman
- Talarico
- Thierry
- Thompson, S.
- Turner
- Vo
- Walle
- Wu
- Zwiener
ABSENT: 5
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Jun 17, 2023 | executive
- Signed by the Governor
- Effective on 1/1/24
- May 29, 2023 | executive
- Sent to the Governor
- May 29, 2023 | House
- Signed in the House
- May 29, 2023 | Senate
- Reported enrolled
- Signed in the Senate
- May 28, 2023 | Senate
- House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- May 28, 2023 | House
- Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- Point of order withdrawn Rule 6, Section 16
- House adopts conference committee report
- Record vote RV#2212
- May 28, 2023 | Senate
- Senate adopts conference committee report
- Record vote
- May 27, 2023 | House
- Conf. Comm. Report distributed
- May 27, 2023 | Senate
- Conference committee report filed
- Corrected Conference committee report filed
- May 26, 2023 | Senate
- House grants request for conf comm-reported
- House appoints conferees-reported
- May 26, 2023 | House
- House grants request for conference committee
- House appoints conferees
- May 25, 2023 | House
- Senate refuses to concur-reported
- Senate requests conference committee-reported
- Senate appoints conferees-reported
- May 25, 2023 | Senate
- House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- Read
- Senate refuses to concur
- Senate requests conference committee
- Senate appoints conferees
- May 22, 2023 | Senate
- House passage as amended reported
- May 22, 2023 | House
- Read 3rd time
- Amendment fails of adoption 1-Tinderholt
- Record vote RV#1919
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment fails of adoption 2-Tinderholt
- Record vote RV#1920
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Passed
- Record vote RV#1921
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- May 19, 2023 | House
- Placed on Major State Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1)
- Point of order overruled Rule 4, Sectio 32(c)(5)
- Amendment fails of adoption 1-Cole
- Record vote RV#1860
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment(s) offered 2-Schaefer
- Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
- Amendment to amendment offered 3-Dutton
- Postponed 5/19/23 3:00 PM
- Laid out as postponed business
- Amendment to amendment withdrawn 3-Dutton
- Amendment withdrawn 2-Schaefer
- Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 40, and Rule 11, Section 2
- Amendment(s) offered 4-Kuempel
- Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 6(e)
- Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Article VIII, Section 6
- Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
- Amendment to amendment fails of adoption 5-Collier
- Record vote RV#1896
- Amended 4-Kuempel
- Record vote RV#1897
- Amendment fails of adoption 6-V. Jones
- Record vote RV#1898
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment fails of adoption 7-C. Morales
- Record vote RV#1899
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment fails of adoption 8-Bernal
- Record vote RV#1900
- Amendment(s) offered 9-Toth, Swanson, Hayes, Vasut, Cain, Isaac, Schatzline, Anderson, Wilson, Dorazio, Harrison, More
- Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
- Amendment withdrawn 9-Toth, et al.
- Amendment fails of adoption 10-J.D. Johnson
- Record vote RV#1901
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 32(c)(5)
- Amendment(s) offered 11-Talarico
- Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
- Amendment fails of adoption 11-Talarico
- Record vote RV#1902
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment fails of adoption 12-Howard
- Record vote RV#1903
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment fails of adoption 13-Neave Criado
- Record vote RV#1904
- Amendment fails of adoption 14-Zwiener
- Record vote RV#1905
- Amendment fails of adoption 15-Garcia
- Record vote RV#1906
- Amendment fails of adoption 16-Manuel
- Record vote RV#1907
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment fails of adoption 17-J. Jones
- Record vote RV#1908
- Amendment fails of adoption 18-Neave Criado
- Record vote RV#1909
- Amendment fails of adoption 19-Flores
- Record vote RV#1910
- Amendment fails of adoption 20-J.D. Johnson
- Record vote RV#1911
- Amendment fails of adoption 21-M. González
- Record vote RV#1912
- Amendment fails of adoption 22-Neave Criado
- Record vote RV#1913
- Amended 23-Kuempel
- Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- Record vote RV#1914
- May 17, 2023 | House
- Considered in Calendars
- May 16, 2023 | House
- Committee report sent to Calendars
- May 15, 2023 | House
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Committee report distributed
- May 12, 2023 | House
- Considered in formal meeting
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Reported favorably as substituted
- May 09, 2023 | House
- Public hearing continued on . . .
- Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Left pending in committee
- May 08, 2023 | House
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 05/08/2023
- Considered in public hearing
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Apr 28, 2023 | House
- Read first time
- Referred to Higher Education
- Apr 20, 2023 | House
- Received from the Senate
- Apr 19, 2023 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
- Placed on intent calendar
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Record vote
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) offered FA1 Creighton
- Amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment(s) offered FA2 Creighton
- Amended
- Record vote
- Amendment(s) offered FA3 Creighton
- Amended
- Record vote
- Amendment(s) offered FA4 West
- Amendment withdrawn
- Amendment(s) offered FA5 Miles
- Amendment fails of adoption
- Record vote
- Amendment(s) offered FA6 Menéndez
- Amendment fails of adoption
- Record vote
- Amendment(s) offered FA7 Miles
- Amendment fails of adoption
- Record vote
- Amendment(s) offered FA8 Middleton
- Amended
- Record vote
- Passed to engrossment as amended
- Record vote
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Record vote
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote
- Remarks ordered printed
- Reported engrossed
- Apr 18, 2023 | Senate
- Not again placed on intent calendar
- Apr 13, 2023 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
- Placed on intent calendar
- Apr 12, 2023 | Senate
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Vote taken in committee
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Committee report printed and distributed
- Apr 06, 2023 | Senate
- Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
- Considered by subcommittee
- Testimony taken in subcommittee
- Reported from s/c favorably with substitute
- Mar 28, 2023 | Senate
- Referred to s/c on Higher Education
- Mar 13, 2023 | Senate
- Read first time
- Referred to Education
- Mar 10, 2023 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
Bill Texts
- IntroducedPDF
- IntroducedHTML
- Senate Committee ReportPDF
- Senate Committee ReportHTML
- EngrossedPDF
- EngrossedHTML
- House Committee ReportPDF
- House Committee ReportHTML
- Conference Committee Report*PDF
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
- Senate Amendment F1 (Adopted, 4/19/2023) -- CreightonPDF
- Senate Amendment F1 (Adopted, 4/19/2023) -- CreightonHTML
- Senate Amendment F2 (Adopted, 4/19/2023) -- CreightonPDF
- Senate Amendment F2 (Adopted, 4/19/2023) -- CreightonHTML
- Senate Amendment F3 (Adopted, 4/19/2023) -- CreightonPDF
- Senate Amendment F3 (Adopted, 4/19/2023) -- CreightonHTML
- Senate Amendment F4 (Withdrawn, 4/19/2023) -- WestPDF
- Senate Amendment F4 (Withdrawn, 4/19/2023) -- WestHTML
- Senate Amendment F5 (Failed, 4/19/2023) -- MilesPDF
- Senate Amendment F5 (Failed, 4/19/2023) -- MilesHTML
- Senate Amendment F6 (Failed, 4/19/2023) -- MenéndezPDF
- Senate Amendment F6 (Failed, 4/19/2023) -- MenéndezHTML
- Senate Amendment F7 (Failed, 4/19/2023) -- MilesPDF
- Senate Amendment F7 (Failed, 4/19/2023) -- MilesHTML
- Senate Amendment F8 (Adopted, 4/19/2023) -- MiddletonPDF
- Senate Amendment F8 (Adopted, 4/19/2023) -- MiddletonHTML
- House Amendment 1 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- ColePDF
- House Amendment 1 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- ColeHTML
- House Amendment 2 (Withdrawn, 5/19/2023) -- SchaeferPDF
- House Amendment 2 (Withdrawn, 5/19/2023) -- SchaeferHTML
- House Amendment to Amendment 3 (Withdrawn, 5/19/2023) -- DuttonPDF
- House Amendment to Amendment 3 (Withdrawn, 5/19/2023) -- DuttonHTML
- House Amendment 4 (Adopted, 5/19/2023) -- KuempelPDF
- House Amendment 4 (Adopted, 5/19/2023) -- KuempelHTML
- House Amendment to Amendment 5 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- CollierPDF
- House Amendment to Amendment 5 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- CollierHTML
- House Amendment 6 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- Jones, VentonPDF
- House Amendment 6 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- Jones, VentonHTML
- House Amendment 7 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- Morales, ChristinaPDF
- House Amendment 7 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- Morales, ChristinaHTML
- House Amendment 8 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- BernalPDF
- House Amendment 8 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- BernalHTML
- House Amendment 9 (Withdrawn, 5/19/2023) -- Toth | et al.PDF
- House Amendment 9 (Withdrawn, 5/19/2023) -- Toth | et al.HTML
- House Amendment 10 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- Johnson, JarvisPDF
- House Amendment 10 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- Johnson, JarvisHTML
- House Amendment 11 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- TalaricoPDF
- House Amendment 11 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- TalaricoHTML
- House Amendment 12 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- HowardPDF
- House Amendment 12 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- HowardHTML
- House Amendment 13 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- Neave CriadoPDF
- House Amendment 13 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- Neave CriadoHTML
- House Amendment 14 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- ZwienerPDF
- House Amendment 14 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- ZwienerHTML
- House Amendment 15 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- GarciaPDF
- House Amendment 15 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- GarciaHTML
- House Amendment 16 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- ManuelPDF
- House Amendment 16 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- ManuelHTML
- House Amendment 17 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- Jones, JolandaPDF
- House Amendment 17 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- Jones, JolandaHTML
- House Amendment 18 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- Neave CriadoPDF
- House Amendment 18 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- Neave CriadoHTML
- House Amendment 19 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- FloresPDF
- House Amendment 19 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- FloresHTML
- House Amendment 20 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- Johnson, JarvisPDF
- House Amendment 20 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- Johnson, JarvisHTML
- House Amendment 21 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- González, MaryPDF
- House Amendment 21 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- González, MaryHTML
- House Amendment 22 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- Neave CriadoPDF
- House Amendment 22 (Failed, 5/19/2023) -- Neave CriadoHTML
- House Amendment 23 (Adopted, 5/19/2023) -- KuempelPDF
- House Amendment 23 (Adopted, 5/19/2023) -- KuempelHTML
- House Amendment 1 (Failed, 5/22/2023) -- TinderholtPDF
- House Amendment 1 (Failed, 5/22/2023) -- TinderholtHTML
- House Amendment 2 (Failed, 5/22/2023) -- TinderholtPDF
- House Amendment 2 (Failed, 5/22/2023) -- TinderholtHTML
Documents
- Analysis (Introduced)PDF
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- Fiscal Note (Introduced)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Introduced)HTML
- Fiscal Note (Senate Committee Report)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Senate Committee Report)HTML
- Witness List (Senate Committee Report)HTML
- Fiscal Note (Engrossed)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Engrossed)HTML
- Analysis (House Committee Report)PDF
- Analysis (House Committee Report)HTML
- Fiscal Note (House Committee Report)PDF
- Fiscal Note (House Committee Report)HTML
- Witness List (House Committee Report)HTML
- Summary of Committee Action (House Committee Report)HTML
- Fiscal Note (Senate Amendments Printing)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Senate Amendments Printing)HTML
- Fiscal Note (Conference Committee Report*)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Conference Committee Report*)HTML
- Analysis (Enrolled)PDF
- Analysis (Enrolled)HTML
- Fiscal Note (Enrolled)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Enrolled)HTML