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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to an exception to dropped course limitations at public institutions of higher education for courses dropped during a disaster that results in a bar or limit on in-person course attendance."
+description: "Relating to an exception to dropped course limitations at public institutions of higher education for courses dropped during a disaster that results in a bar or limit on in-person course attendance."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "SB 165"
+citation: "Texas SB 165 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["COVID-19 (SB9YM)", "Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)", "Education--Higher--Admission & Attendance (I0257)", "Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223)", "HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD", "TEXAS (V4280)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Blanco", "Fierro"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 49
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2020-11-10"
+last_action: "2021-06-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21c43e1e-22b2-4b8e-96a5-ca70dfa4aa87"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00100_SB00199/SB 165.xml"
+source_hash: "e4063c38545f083545fabad1b3fe7bdc4eca9648169d256e8b62fa48af1e1265"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas SB 165 (87) — Relating to an exception to dropped course limitations at public institutions of higher education for courses dropped during a disaster that results in a bar or limit on in-person course attendance.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00165I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00165E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00165H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00165S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00165F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **101–46** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Blanco — primary (person)
+- Fierro — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-11-10** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2020-11-10** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-03** Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-24** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-03-24** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-24** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-03-24** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-06** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-06** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-04-08** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-04-13** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-04-13** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-13** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-13** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-04-13** Record vote
+- **2021-04-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-13** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-13** Record vote
+- **2021-04-13** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-14** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2021-04-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-16** Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-29** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-29** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-05-03** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-05-03** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-05-04** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-23** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** House passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-28** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
+- **2021-05-28** Read
+- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-28** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
+- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-14** Effective immediately `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21c43e1e-22b2-4b8e-96a5-ca70dfa4aa87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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