Giovanni Capriglione, Texas State of Representative from the 98th district | https://www.texastribune.org/directory/giovanni-capriglione/
Giovanni Capriglione, Texas State of Representative from the 98th district | https://www.texastribune.org/directory/giovanni-capriglione/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to report certain information regarding gifts, grants, donations, and investments received from certain foreign sources’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
The bill mandates that public institutions of higher education in Texas report gifts, grants, donations, and investments received from foreign sources to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on a quarterly basis. The reports must include details such as the value received, the date of receipt, the identity and citizenship of the foreign source, the intended purpose of the funds or items, and any usage conditions imposed by the source, except when disclosure is prohibited by law. These reports will be publicly accessible on the coordinating board's website. The board is authorized to establish rules for implementing this requirement. The act is set to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
Giovanni Capriglione, chair of the House Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency and member of the House Committee on S/C on Property Tax Appraisals, proposed another two bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Capriglione graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a BS.
Giovanni Capriglione is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 98th House district. He replaced previous state representative Vicki Truitt in 2013.
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 1452 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the promotion of film and television production in this state, including the eligibility of film or television productions for funding under the major events reimbursement program, the creation of a film events trust fund and a film production tax rebate trust fund, the establishment of virtual film production institutes, and the designation of media production development zones |
| HB 1451 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the information required to be disclosed in a lobbyist registration form |
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