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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2025 | TX | SB 1786 | Requires Community Colleges to Receive Funds When Their Students Transfer to Private Universities | Bill Passed - House (139 - 7) |
| April 10, 2025 | TX | HB 1400 | Establishes a Fund for Groundwater Research, Science, and Innovation | Bill Passed - House (133 - 14) |
| April 1, 2025 | TX | HJR 4 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Would Ban the Legislature from Imposing a Tax on Financial Trades | Joint Resolution Passed - House (111 - 31) |
| May 22, 2023 | TX | SB 1929 | Requires Crypto Miners with an Energy Capacity of At Least 75 Megawatts Register with the Public Utilities Commission | Bill Passed - House (140 - 5) |
| May 25, 2015 | TX | SB 900 | Amends Texas Windstorm Insurance Association | Bill Passed - House (97 - 44) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/23 | SB 1786 | Requires Community Colleges to Receive Funds When Their Students Transfer to Private Universities | Bill Passed - House (139 - 7) |
| 4/10 | HB 1400 | Establishes a Fund for Groundwater Research, Science, and Innovation | Bill Passed - House (133 - 14) |
| 4/01 | HJR 4 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Would Ban the Legislature from Imposing a Tax on Financial Trades | Joint Resolution Passed - House (111 - 31) |
| 5/22 | SB 1929 | Requires Crypto Miners with an Energy Capacity of At Least 75 Megawatts Register with the Public Utilities Commission | Bill Passed - House (140 - 5) |
| 5/25 | SB 900 | Amends Texas Windstorm Insurance Association | Bill Passed - House (97 - 44) |