HB 127
  • Introduced
    Mar 13, 2025
  • Passed House
    May 15, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    May 29, 2025
  • Became Law
    Jun 20, 2025
HB 127
Texas House Bill
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Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.
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executive • Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
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May 29, 2024, Senate
Senator Hughes moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 127 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
YES: 29
NO: 2
OTHER: 0
YES: 29

NO: 2

OTHER: 0
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May 30, 2024, Senate
HB 127 (130 Yeas, 4 Nays, 2 Present, not voting)
YES: 130
NO: 4
OTHER: 2
YES: 130

NO: 4

    OTHER: 2
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    May 14, 2025, House
    CSHB 127 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2506): 99 Yeas, 27 Nays, 6 Present, not voting.
    YES: 99
    NO: 27
    OTHER: 6
    YES: 99

    NO: 27

    ABSENT: 18

    NOT VOTING: 6

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    May 15, 2025, House
    HB 127 was passed by (Record 2623): 131 Yeas, 8 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
    YES: 131
    NO: 8
    OTHER: 2
    YES: 131

    NO: 8

    ABSENT: 9

    NOT VOTING: 2

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    May 30, 2025, House
    The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 127 prevailed by (Record 4094): 130 Yeas, 4 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
    YES: 130
    NO: 4
    OTHER: 2
    YES: 130

    NO: 4

    ABSENT: 14

    NOT VOTING: 2

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    Actions
    • Jun 20, 2025 | executive
      • Signed by the Governor
      • Effective on 9/1/25
    • Jun 02, 2025 | executive
      • Sent to the Governor
    • Jun 01, 2025 | Senate
      • Signed in the Senate
    • Jun 01, 2025 | House
      • Signed in the House
    • May 31, 2025 | House
      • Reported enrolled
    • May 30, 2025 | Senate
      • House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
    • May 30, 2025 | House
      • House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
      • Record vote RV#4094
      • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
      • Text of Senate Amendment(s)
    • May 29, 2025 | House
      • Senate passage as amended reported
      • Senate Amendments distributed
      • Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
    • May 29, 2025 | Senate
      • Rules suspended-Intent Calendar
      • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
      • Read 2nd time
      • Amendment(s) offered FA1 Hughes
      • Amended
      • Vote recorded in Journal
      • Passed to 3rd reading as amended
      • Vote recorded in Journal
      • Three day rule suspended
      • Record vote
      • Read 3rd time
      • Passed
      • Record vote
    • May 28, 2025 | Senate
      • Co-sponsor authorized
      • Placed on intent calendar
    • May 27, 2025 | Senate
      • Reported favorably as substituted
      • Committee report printed and distributed
    • May 26, 2025 | Senate
      • Co-sponsor authorized
    • May 23, 2025 | Senate
      • Considered in public hearing
      • Vote taken in committee
    • May 16, 2025 | Senate
      • Read first time
      • Referred to Education K-16
    • May 15, 2025 | Senate
      • Received from the House
    • May 15, 2025 | House
      • Read 3rd time
      • Passed
      • Record vote RV#2623
      • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
      • Reported engrossed
    • May 14, 2025 | House
      • Read 2nd time
      • Passed to engrossment
      • Record vote RV#2506
      • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • May 11, 2025 | House
      • Placed on General State Calendar
    • May 09, 2025 | House
      • Considered in Calendars
    • May 07, 2025 | House
      • Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
      • Committee report distributed
      • Committee report sent to Calendars
    • Apr 30, 2025 | House
      • Considered in public hearing
      • Committee substitute considered in committee
      • Reported favorably as substituted
    • Apr 02, 2025 | House
      • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 04/02/2025
      • Considered in public hearing
      • Committee substitute considered in committee
      • Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
      • Left pending in committee
    • Mar 14, 2025 | House
      • Read first time
      • Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
    • Mar 13, 2025 | House
      • Filed
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