---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the disclosure of certain information regarding course materials by public institutions of higher education."
description: "Relating to the disclosure of certain information regarding course materials by public institutions of higher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1027"
citation: "Texas HB 1027 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOKS (S0535)", "Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223)", "Education--Higher--Student Fees (I0234)", "Education--Higher--Textbooks (I0258)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "INTERNET (S0130)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Creighton", "Howard", "Parker", "Raney"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 60
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-08"
last_action: "2021-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1cb5139b-ed86-4a1c-9d29-09cce7fdbe9f"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01000_HB01099/HB 1027.xml"
source_hash: "86e69b695038d8303c2c47b9031254917a5f496fb7aa6fb4ac5551bd625f936a"
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 1027 (87) — Relating to the disclosure of certain information regarding course materials by public institutions of higher education.

## 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/HB01027I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01027E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01027H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01027S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01027F.HTM)

## Votes

- other — **131–16** (fail) · upper
- passage — **131–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Creighton — primary (person)
- Howard — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)
- Raney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-08** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-04** Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-25** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-03-25** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-25** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-21** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Vote reconsidered in committee
- **2021-04-21** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-27** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-28** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-28** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-04** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-08** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-08** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-05-08** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-08** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-08** Record vote
- **2021-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-08** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-10** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-10** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-10** Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-21** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-26** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-27** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-27** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-27** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** Record vote
- **2021-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-28** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-15** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1cb5139b-ed86-4a1c-9d29-09cce7fdbe9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).