Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB300: Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
From the enrolled text, May 31, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 61.9771(b), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The amount of a scholarship under this subchapter in an academic year is the lesser of: (1)[ADDED: the greater of $30,000 or an amount equal to the ] [ADDED: average cost of attendance at an institution of higher education in ] [ or (2) the amount available for each scholarship from appropriations that may be used for scholarships under this subchapter for that academic year. SECTION 2. Section 61.9772, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (a) To receive an initial scholarship under this subchapter, a student must: (1) be enrolled in a public or private institution of higher education in this state[ADDED: and, while enrolled at the ] []] [ADDED: (A)][[DELETED: (2)]] enroll in and be a member in good standing of a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program or another [[DELETED: undergraduate]] officer commissioning program such as the United States Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class [[DELETED: while enrolled in ] [ [ADDED: (B)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: submit to the board proof of the student's ] [ or] [ADDED: (C)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: submit to the …
Sponsors
- Wilson · primary sponsor
- Daniel Alders (R, HD-006)
- Rafael Anchia (D, HD-103)
- Trent Ashby (R, HD-057)
- Jeff Barry (R, HD-029)
- Cecil Bell (R, HD-003)
- Keith Bell (R, HD-004)
- Greg Bonnen (R, HD-024)
- Rhetta Bowers (D, HD-113)
- John Bryant (D, HD-114)
- Brad Buckley (R, HD-054)
- Ben Bumgarner (R, HD-063)
Latest actions
- : Effective immediately
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- : Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- : Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- : Record vote (RV#4099)
Votes
- Veteran Affairs Committee Vote (Out of committee): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Higher Education Committee Vote (Out of committee): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#4099 (May 31, 2025): 121 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Senate adopts conference committee report (May 30, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (May 21, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Read 3rd time (May 21, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Governor, Education--Higher--Student Financial Aid, Legislature, Military & Veterans, Education--Higher--General, SCHOLARSHIPS, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS
Common questions
- What is HB300?
- HB300 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
- What does HB300 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
- What is the status of HB300?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective immediately (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB300?
- Wilson, with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB300?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB00300
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