Rep. Caroline Harris Davila introduced HB 4848, a bill on Education and Labor, to the Texas House on Thursday, March 13 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill mandates that public institutions of higher education in Texas, as determined by their respective system administrations and with approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, offer competency-based baccalaureate degree programs in fields of study deemed high demand. The programs must be designed to not exceed a total cost of $10,000 for an enrolled student. The bill authorizes the coordinating board to adopt necessary rules for implementing this requirement. The provisions outlined in this bill will take effect beginning with the 2026-27 academic year, with the overall act becoming effective on Sept. 1, 2025.
Caroline Harris Davila, the vice chair of the House Committee on S/C on Workforce, proposed another 42 bills during the 89(R) legislative session. She is also a member of the House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development and a member of the House Committee on Transportation.
Davilla graduated from Thomas Edison State College with a BA.
Caroline Harris Davilla is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state’s 52nd House district. She replaced previous state representative James Talarico in 2023.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 5122 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to certain duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to child-care resources |
| HB 5121 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to inpatient competency restoration services |
| HB 4903 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative and the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative Commission |
| HB 4759 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the treatment for ad valorem tax purposes of land and equipment used for hydroponic farming |
| HB 4758 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to a public school policy to allow a student with a disability to be accompanied by a handler for the student’s service animal |
| HB 4626 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the conversion by a municipality of certain properties to house homeless individuals |
| HB 4622 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding participation in certain career and technology programs |
| HB 4610 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to requiring the acceptance of cash payments by retailers in certain transactions |
| HB 4481 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the applicability of laws regarding school crossing guards to open-enrollment charter schools |
| HB 4371 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the provision of services by certain persons in the private duty nursing program |
| HB 4099 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral |
| HB 4098 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project |
| HB 4026 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to a requirement that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality consider flood data when considering the issuance of certain wastewater treatment or discharge permits |
| HB 3922 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to prohibiting the use of environmental, social, or governance scores |
| HB 3807 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to establishing a child-care services waiting list priority for the children of certain child-care workers |
| HB 3568 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the interconnection of wind or solar power facilities that use critical electric grid equipment purchased from certain companies |
| HB 3548 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to local school health advisory councils and instruction regarding human sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity provided by public schools |
| HB 3539 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant |
| HB 3535 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to requiring backup generation at certain wastewater treatment facilities |
| HB 3273 | 02/25/2025 | Relating to limitations on certain suits to recover real property held by another in adverse possession; the unauthorized sale, rental, lease, or advertisement for sale, rental, or lease of real property; and the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee |
| HB 3252 | 02/24/2025 | Relating to the issuance by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of permits for certain wastewater treatment facilities |
| HB 3241 | 02/24/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project |
| HB 3136 | 02/21/2025 | Relating to excused absences from public school for the purpose of visiting an institution of higher education |
| HB 2999 | 02/19/2025 | Relating to weight limitations for hydrogen-fueled motor vehicles |
| HB 2832 | 02/13/2025 | Relating to requiring a state agency to report the acceptance of federal money to the comptroller of public accounts |
| HB 2631 | 02/11/2025 | Relating to prohibited facility fees for telehealth and telemedicine medical services; providing an administrative penalty |
| HB 2630 | 02/11/2025 | Relating to declarant control of certain property owners’ associations |
| HB 2613 | 02/10/2025 | Relating to liability of a water park entity for injuries arising from certain activities |
| HB 2568 | 02/07/2025 | Relating to a compliance agreement for the suspension of an enforcement action against a regional water supply, sewer, wastewater treatment, or solid waste disposal service for certain violations |
| HB 2321 | 01/31/2025 | Relating to the development of a standard method of computing a student’s high school grade point average |
| HB 1618 | 12/13/2024 | Relating to aquifer storage and recovery projects that transect a portion of the Edwards Aquifer |
| HB 1290 | 11/13/2024 | Relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts |
| HB 652 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to prohibited uses of public money by certain municipalities and counties that reduce or reallocate funding or resources for certain law enforcement agencies |
| HB 517 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the authority of a property owners’ association to assess a fine for discolored vegetation or turf during a period of residential watering restriction |
| HB 408 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation for certain materials used in road construction projects |
| HB 388 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to a uniform coordination of benefits questionnaire for health benefit plans |
| HB 346 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to support for new businesses |
| HB 296 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the issuance of a license to practice medicine to certain applicants licensed or educated in a foreign country |
| HB 287 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to an annual study by the Texas A&M University Texas Real Estate Research Center of the purchase and sale of single-family homes by certain institutional buyers |
| HB 251 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to price estimates and billing requirements for certain health care facilities |
| HB 216 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers |
| HB 208 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to provision to a patient of an itemized bill for health care services and supplies |
