All Roll Calls
Yes: 443 • No: 59
TexasHB 515489th Legislature Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Relating to the Joint Admission Medical Program Council.
Sponsored By: Lois Kolkhorst (Republican), Terry M. Wilson
Signed by Governor
Education--Higher--Health InstitutionsEducation--Higher--Institutions & ProgramsEducation--Higher--Private SchoolsElectronic Information SystemsOpen MeetingsPUBLIC NOTICESCHOLARSHIPSJOINT ADMISSION MEDICAL PROGRAM COUNCIL
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More support for disadvantaged medical students
Texas’s Joint Admission Medical Program provides mentoring and academic help for qualified, economically disadvantaged students pursuing medical education. The council must also tell students about available counseling and relief services. It must seek scholarship funding equal to at least 30% of the amount appropriated for the program. Graduate medical scholarships take priority, without hindering other program functions; no individual award or added appropriation is guaranteed. The law took effect immediately with approval by two-thirds of each legislative chamber; otherwise, its effective date was September 1, 2025.
Secure complaint portal for medical students
The Joint Admission Medical Program Council must maintain a secure, mobile-accessible portal for participating students’ complaints and suggestions. Students can submit anonymously or by name, with encryption and other privacy safeguards protecting anonymous submissions. The council must review and track submissions, promote the portal, and report feedback to students and legislative committees. Updates must protect student privacy, and submissions can be shared with other authorized groups only as allowed by law. The law took effect immediately with approval by two-thirds of each legislative chamber; otherwise, its effective date was September 1, 2025.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Lois Kolkhorst
Republican • Senate
Terry M. Wilson
House
Cosponsors
Royce West
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 100 • No: 36
Senate vote • 5/25/2025
Record vote
Yes: 31 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/25/2025
Record vote
Yes: 31 • No: 0
House vote • 5/13/2025
Record vote
Yes: 131 • No: 11
House vote • 5/12/2025
Record vote
Yes: 131 • No: 12
Senate vote • Unknown
Committee vote: Health & Human Services
Yes: 8 • No: 0
House vote • Unknown
Committee vote: Higher Education
Yes: 11 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Effective immediately
6/20/2025HouseSigned by the Governor
6/20/2025HouseSent to the Governor
5/31/2025HouseSigned in the Senate
5/31/2025SenateSigned in the House
5/30/2025HouseReported enrolled
5/30/2025HouseHouse concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
5/28/2025SenateText of Senate Amendment(s)
5/28/2025HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
5/28/2025HouseRecord vote (RV#3982)
5/28/2025HouseHouse concurs in Senate amendment(s)
5/28/2025HouseSenate Amendments Analysis distributed
5/26/2025HouseSenate Amendments distributed
5/26/2025HouseSenate passage as amended reported
5/26/2025HouseRecord vote
5/25/2025SenatePassed
5/25/2025SenateRead 3rd time
5/25/2025SenateRecord vote
5/25/2025SenateThree day rule suspended
5/25/2025SenateVote recorded in Journal
5/25/2025SenatePassed to 3rd reading as amended
5/25/2025SenateVote recorded in Journal
5/25/2025SenateAmended
5/25/2025SenateAmendment(s) offered (FA1 Kolkhorst)
5/25/2025SenateRead 2nd time
5/25/2025Senate
Bill Text
Engrossed
Enrolled
House Committee Report
Introduced
Senate Committee Report
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