HB2851

Signed by Governor
Authored by Donna Howard (D)
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Caption: Relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated application service.
Initially Referred to House Higher Education Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee, chaired by a Republican
This bill would cost taxpayers $7,293,044.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Joint authors: Perez, V. (D)
Sponsors: Kolkhorst (R)
Co-sponsors: Blanco (D); Cook (D)


(H) Blanco signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Cook signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Feb 14, 2025


(H) Howard signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Mar 19, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Higher Education, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 1, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Apr 15, 2025


(H) House Higher Education met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 21, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

Apr 22, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Howard amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#854: Yea 114 (R 54, D 60) - Nay 29 (R 28, D 1)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Cook; DeAyala; Fairly; Harrison; Hayes; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Toth; Vasut; Wharton

Absent - Barry; Dean; Landgraf; Pierson; Smithee

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Caroline Harris Davila: "When Record No. 854 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Hillary Hickland: "When Record No. 854 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jay Dean: "When Record No. 854 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jeffrey Barry: "When Record No. 854 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Katrina Pierson: "When Record No. 854 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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Apr 30, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#1001: Yea 114 (R 58, D 56) - Nay 22 (R 21, D 1)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Swanson; Talarico; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Cook; DeAyala; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Leo Wilson; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slawson; Spiller; Tepper; Toth; Wharton

Absent - Davis, Y.; Gonzalez, M.; Luther; Moody; Noble; Orr; Richardson; Schofield

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Candy Noble: "When Record No. 1001 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House
 

May 5, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Education K-16, chaired by a Republican
 

May 12, 2025


(H) Perez, V. signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

May 19, 2025


(S) Rereferred to committee
(S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services, chaired by a Republican
 

May 21, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Left pending in committee
 

May 22, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

May 26, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote

20250526_HB2851_2R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250526_HB2851_3R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage as amended reported
 

May 27, 2025


(H) Senate Amendments distributed
(H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
 

May 28, 2025


(H) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
(H) Record vote

RV#3990: Yea 88 (R 34, D 54) - Nay 49 (R 49, D 0)
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Yea - Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Button; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hernandez; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Fairly; Gerdes; Harrison; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Louderback; Lowe; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Villalobos; Wharton; Wilson

Absent - Canales

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; DeAyala

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Pat Curry: "When Record No. 3990 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Tom Craddick: "When Record No. 3990 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Text of Senate Amendment(s)
(S) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
 

May 29, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
 

May 30, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
 

May 31, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Frances Sepulveda for self
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Juliette Thurber for self
 

For

(Wed 5/21/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Jack Frazee for Texas Nurses Association
(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Higher Education as Laura Kincheloe for self (with Texas Nurses Association)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Amanda Garcia for Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Bianca Arvin-Eagle for self
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Jack Frazee for Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Jason Baxter for Texas Association of Health Plans
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Kelsey Bernstein for Texas Council of Community Centers
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Matt Creel for Opportunity Austin
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Nzingha Williams-Eugene for Teaching Hospitals of Texas
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Priscilla Camacho for Alamo Colleges District
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Stacy Schmitt for self (with Opportunity austin)
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Stacy Schmitt for self (with Opportunity Austin)
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Sydney May for self
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Victoria Ford for self
 

On

(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Higher Education as Matthew Meeks for University of Texas System



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