Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas HB 127
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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Hughes (Republican)
- Wilson (Republican)
- Hefner (Republican)
- Shaheen (Republican)
- Howard (Democratic)
- Lambert (Republican)
Cosponsors (38)
- Hunter (Republican)
- Isaac (Republican)
- Kitzman (Republican)
- LaHood (Republican)
- Landgraf (Republican)
- Leo Wilson (Republican)
- Lopez, Janie (Republican)
- Lowe (Republican)
- McQueeney (Republican)
- Metcalf (Republican)
- Orr (Republican)
- Patterson (Republican)
- Pierson (Republican)
- Tepper (Republican)
- Troxclair (Republican)
- Villalobos (Republican)
- Bettencourt (Republican)
- Campbell (Republican)
- Hinojosa, Adam (Republican)
- Kolkhorst (Republican)
- Middleton (Republican)
- Parker (Republican)
- Paxton (Republican)
- Barry (Republican)
- Bell, Keith (Republican)
- Bonnen (Republican)
- Buckley (Republican)
- Bumgarner (Republican)
- Button (Republican)
- Capriglione (Republican)
- Cook
- Curry (Republican)
- DeAyala (Republican)
- Dyson (Republican)
- Gerdes (Republican)
- Harless (Republican)
- Harris (Republican)
- Holt (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jun 20, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 30, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 29, 2025 Senate | Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 127 be placed on its third reading and final passage. | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 15, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 14, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 - Jun 20, 2025
Signed by the Governor - Jun 2, 2025
Sent to the Governor - Jun 1, 2025 · Senate
Signed in the Senate - Jun 1, 2025 · House
Signed in the House - May 31, 2025 · House
Reported enrolled - May 30, 2025 · Senate
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported - May 30, 2025 · House
Text of Senate Amendment(s) - May 30, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 30, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 30, 2025 · House
House concurs in Senate amendment(s) - May 29, 2025 · House
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed - May 29, 2025 · House
Senate Amendments distributed - May 29, 2025 · House
Senate passage as amended reported - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Passed - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Passed to 3rd reading as amended - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Amended - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Amendment(s) offered - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Intent Calendar - May 28, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar - May 28, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted - May 26, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized - May 23, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - May 23, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - May 16, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Education K-16 - May 16, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House - May 15, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed - May 15, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 15, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 15, 2025 · House
Passed - May 15, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time - May 14, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 14, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 14, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment - May 14, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time - May 11, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar - May 9, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars - May 7, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - May 7, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - May 7, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing - Mar 14, 2025 · House
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs - Mar 14, 2025 · House
Read first time - Mar 13, 2025 · House
Filed