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SB2533 • 2025

Relating to the accreditation of law schools in this state.

Relating to the accreditation of law schools in this state.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Middleton
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
05/21/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the accreditation of law schools in this state.

Relating to the accreditation of law schools in this state.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the accreditation of law schools in this state.

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. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  2. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  3. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  4. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  5. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

  6. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  7. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  9. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Higher Education

  10. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  11. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  12. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  13. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  15. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  16. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  18. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  19. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  21. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment(s) offered. FA1 Middleton

  22. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended

  23. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  25. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  26. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  27. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  28. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  29. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  31. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  33. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  34. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Rereferred to committee

  35. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  36. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  37. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Education K-16

  38. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  39. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the accreditation of law schools in this state.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 2533 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Middleton, et al.

S.B. No. 2533

(DeAyala)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the accreditation of law schools in this state.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 51.984 to read as follows:

Sec.

51.984.

LAW SCHOOL ACCREDITATION. (a) In this

section, "institution of higher education" and "private or

independent institution of higher education" have the meanings

assigned by Section 61.003.

(b)

A law school at an institution of higher education or

private or independent institution of higher education must be

accredited by an accreditor recognized by the United States

Department of Education or its successor of interest and

the

Supreme Court of Texas for the purposes of institutional

accreditation of law schools.

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.