---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to authorization for the sale of certain Texas Tech University property."
description: "Relating to authorization for the sale of certain Texas Tech University property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 2709"
citation: "Texas HB 2709 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223)", "Public Lands", "Buildings & Resources (I0630)", "TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (U0027)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frullo", "Perry"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-28"
last_action: "2019-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ef78d54-62e5-4e0b-a68c-d4df71fe0b06"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02700_HB02799/HB 2709.xml"
source_hash: "09570b3562ea0dfab67bf11875e3fa45c786eb9567b91099666a799c74219072"
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 HB 2709 (86) — Relating to authorization for the sale of certain Texas Tech University property.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB02709I.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **142–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Frullo — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-28** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-11** Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-20** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-03-20** Left pending in committee
- **2019-03-26** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-03-26** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-26** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-03-26** Committee report distributed
- **2019-03-27** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-04-02** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-04-04** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2019-04-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-04** Passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-05** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-05** Record vote
- **2019-04-05** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-08** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-04-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-05-08** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-08** Left pending in committee
- **2019-05-09** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-09** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-05-10** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-10** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-10** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-05-20** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-20** Laid before the Senate
- **2019-05-20** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-20** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-20** Record vote
- **2019-05-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-20** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-20** Record vote
- **2019-05-21** Senate passage reported
- **2019-05-21** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-22** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-24** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-10** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-10** Effective immediately

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ef78d54-62e5-4e0b-a68c-d4df71fe0b06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).