2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
HB127
Legislative Summary
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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Bill History
3/13/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
5/11/2025
Placed on General State Calendar
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Passed to engrossment
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Record vote RV#2506
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/15/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
5/15/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
5/15/2025
Record vote RV#2623
House of Representatives
5/15/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/15/2025
Reported engrossed
House of Representatives
5/15/2025
Received from the House
Senate
5/16/2025
Read first time
Senate
5/16/2025
Referred to Education K-16
Senate
5/23/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
5/23/2025
Vote taken in committee
Senate
5/26/2025
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/27/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
Senate
5/27/2025
Committee report printed and distributed
Senate
5/28/2025
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/28/2025
Placed on intent calendar
Senate
5/29/2025
Rules suspended-Intent Calendar
Senate
5/29/2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Senate
5/29/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
5/29/2025
Amendment(s) offered FA1 Hughes
Senate
5/29/2025
Amended
Senate
5/29/2025
Vote recorded in Journal
Senate
5/29/2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
Senate
5/29/2025
Vote recorded in Journal
Senate
5/29/2025
Three day rule suspended
Senate
5/29/2025
Record vote
Senate
5/29/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
5/29/2025
Passed
Senate
5/29/2025
Record vote
Senate
5/29/2025
Senate passage as amended reported
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
Senate Amendments distributed
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
House of Representatives
5/30/2025
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
House of Representatives
5/30/2025
Record vote RV#4094
House of Representatives
5/30/2025
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
House of Representatives
5/30/2025
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
Senate
5/31/2025
Reported enrolled
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Amendment (S 2) F1-Hughes
Senate Amendment (S 2) F1-Hughes
5/29/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4094
5/30/2025
130
Yea
4
Nay
2
Not Voting
14
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 3rd time RV#2623
5/15/2025
131
Yea
8
Nay
2
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 2nd time RV#2506
5/14/2025
99
Yea
27
Nay
6
Not Voting
18
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(5/31/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 43
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Terry Wilson
Republican
Co-Sponsors (43)
Cole Hefner
Republican
Matthew Shaheen
Republican
Donna Howard
Democrat
Stan Lambert
Republican
Jeff Barry
Republican
Keith Bell
Republican
Greg Bonnen
Republican
Brad Buckley
Republican
Ben Bumgarner
Republican
Angie Button
Republican
Giovanni Capriglione
Republican
David Cook
Republican
Pat Curry
Republican
Mano DeAyala
Republican
Paul Dyson
Republican
Stan Gerdes
Republican
Sam Harless
Republican
Cody Harris
Republican
Janis Holt
Republican
Todd Hunter
Republican
Carrie Isaac
Republican
Stan Kitzman
Republican
Marc LaHood
Republican
Brooks Landgraf
Republican
Terri Leo-Wilson
Republican
Janie Lopez
Republican
David Lowe
Republican
John McQueeney
Republican
William Metcalf
Republican
Angelia Orr
Republican
Jared Patterson
Republican
Katrina Pierson
Republican
Carl Tepper
Republican
Ellen Troxclair
Republican
Denise Villalobos
Republican
Bryan Hughes
Republican
Paul Bettencourt
Republican
Donna Campbell
Republican
Adam Hinojosa
Republican
Lois Kolkhorst
Republican
Mayes Middleton
Republican
Tan Parker
Republican
Angela Paxton
Republican