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SB1242 • 2025

Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System.

Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Birdwell
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 the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System.

Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective immediately

  3. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  7. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  8. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  9. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  10. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3677

  11. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  13. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  14. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  15. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  16. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  17. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  18. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  20. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  21. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  22. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  24. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  25. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  26. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Higher Education

  27. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  28. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  29. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  30. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  31. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  32. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  33. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  34. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  35. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  36. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  37. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  38. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  39. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  40. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  41. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  42. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  43. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  44. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  45. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  46. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Education K-16

  47. 2025-02-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  48. 2025-02-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1242 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 1242

AN ACT

relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas

State Technical College System.

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

SECTION 1. Section 135.02(c), Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(c) The board may accept or acquire by purchase in the name

of the State of Texas land and facilities in any of the counties in

which a campus or extension center is located. [
The coordinating

board must review and approve the acceptance or acquisition of any

land and facilities if:

[
(1)

the board of regents requests to place the land

and facilities on its educational and general buildings and

facilities inventory; and

[
(2)

the combined value of the land and facilities is

more than $300,000 at the time the board of regents requests the

property to be added to the educational and general buildings and

facilities inventory.
]

SECTION 2. 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 hereby certify that S.B. No. 1242 passed the Senate on

May 5, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1242 passed the House on

May 27, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 1, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor