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HB5646 • 2025

Relating to admission of and resident tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain students in military-related programs.

Relating to admission of and resident tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain students in military-related programs.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Wilson
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to admission of and resident tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain students in military-related programs.

Relating to admission of and resident tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain students in military-related programs.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to admission of and resident tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain students in military-related programs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed without the Governor's signature

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective immediately

  3. 2025-06-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#4066

  9. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  11. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  12. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage as amended reported

  13. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments distributed

  14. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  16. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  18. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment(s) offered. FA1 Hall

  19. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended

  20. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  22. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  24. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  25. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  26. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  27. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  28. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  29. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  30. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  31. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  32. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  33. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  35. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  36. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  37. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  38. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  39. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  40. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  41. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Vet Affairs

  42. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  43. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  44. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1769

  45. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  46. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  47. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  48. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Wilson

  49. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  50. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1655

  51. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  52. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  53. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  54. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  55. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  56. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  57. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  58. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  59. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  60. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  61. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  62. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  63. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  64. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  65. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  66. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Higher Education

  67. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to admission of and resident tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain students in military-related programs.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 5646 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 5646

AN ACT

relating to admission of and resident tuition rates and fees at

public institutions of higher education for certain students in

military-related programs.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 51.805, Education Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:

(c-1)

In making an admissions decision, a senior military

college or other general academic teaching institution that

maintains a corps of cadets as a fraternal organization beyond

training through a Reserve Officers'

Training Corps (ROTC) program

shall consider an applicant's intent to enlist in a branch of the

United States armed forces or enroll in the corps of cadets.

SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 54, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 54.224 to read as follows:

Sec.

54.224.

RESIDENT TUITION FOR STUDENTS IN

MILITARY-RELATED PROGRAMS. (a) A person enrolled at an

institution of higher education is entitled to pay tuition and fees

at the rates provided for Texas residents if the person is:

(1)

enrolled and in good standing in a Reserve

Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program;

(2)

enrolled in a corps of cadets, including a corps of

cadets at a senior military college; or

(3) enrolled in a corps of midshipmen.

(b)

Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is entitled

to pay resident tuition and fees only as permitted by this section

is not considered a Texas resident under this subchapter for

purposes of a financial aid program offered by this state.

SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies

beginning with tuition and other fees charged for the 2025 fall

semester. Tuition and other fees charged for an academic period

before that semester are covered by the law in effect immediately

before the effective date of this Act, and the former law is

continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 5646 was passed by the House on May 8,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.

No. 5646 on May 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 1,

2 present, not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 5646 was passed by the Senate, with

amendments, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays

1.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: __________________

Date

__________________

Governor