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