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SB 2847
  • Introduced
    Mar 14, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    May 14, 2025
  • Passed House
  • Signed into Law
SB 2847
Texas Senate Bill
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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.
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House • May 25, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
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May 13, 2024, Senate
SB 2847 as amended was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.
YES: 23
NO: 8
OTHER: 0
YES: 23

NO: 8

OTHER: 0
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May 13, 2024, Senate
SB 2847, Relating to innovations in core curriculum to accelerate the award of bachelor's degrees. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.
YES: 23
NO: 8
OTHER: 0
YES: 23

NO: 8

OTHER: 0
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May 14, 2024, Senate
SB 2847, Relating to innovations in core curriculum to accelerate the award of bachelor's degrees. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.
YES: 23
NO: 8
OTHER: 0
YES: 23

NO: 8

OTHER: 0
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May 14, 2024, Senate
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8. (Same as previous roll call)
YES: 23
NO: 8
OTHER: 0
YES: 23

NO: 8

OTHER: 0
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  • May 25, 2025 | House
    • Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
    • Committee report distributed
    • Committee report sent to Calendars
  • May 23, 2025 | House
    • Considered in formal meeting
    • Committee substitute considered in committee
    • Reported favorably as substituted
  • May 16, 2025 | House
    • Read first time
    • Referred to Higher Education
  • May 14, 2025 | House
    • Received from the Senate
  • May 14, 2025 | Senate
    • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
    • Record vote
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed
    • Record vote
    • Reported engrossed
  • May 13, 2025 | Senate
    • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
    • Record vote
    • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment(s) offered FA1 Hagenbuch
    • Amended
    • Vote recorded in Journal
    • Passed to engrossment as amended
    • Record vote
  • May 09, 2025 | Senate
    • Placed on intent calendar
  • May 07, 2025 | Senate
    • Reported favorably w/o amendments
    • Committee report printed and distributed
  • May 06, 2025 | Senate
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Vote taken in committee
  • Apr 24, 2025 | Senate
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 04/24/2025
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Left pending in committee
  • Apr 23, 2025 | Senate
    • Posting rule suspended
  • Apr 07, 2025 | Senate
    • Read first time
    • Referred to Education K-16
  • Mar 14, 2025 | Senate
    • Received by the Secretary of the Senate
    • Filed
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