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TX HB3452

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Venton Jones

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits Texas public higher education institutions from asking about most criminal or disciplinary history on undergraduate admission applications, effective for the 2026 spring semester

  • Allows institutions to still inquire about specific serious offenses: stalking convictions, offenses requiring sex offender registration, and convictions with family violence findings

  • Permits questions about murder, capital murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping, assault, and aggravated assault convictions only if they occurred within 10 years of application submission

  • Allows inquiry into pending criminal charges and disciplinary history specifically related to stalking, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or dating violence at previous schools

  • Prevents institutions from requesting prohibited criminal/disciplinary history information even as supplemental materials after receiving an application

Legislative Description

Relating to inquiries into the criminal and disciplinary history of an applicant for undergraduate admission to a public institution of higher education.

Education

Last Action

Referred to Higher Education

3/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Higher Education3/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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