Higher Education
Summary
Higher Education; Removing a provision relating to the maximum annual start-up and enhancement grant awarded per institution; revising eligibility criteria for the William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education grant program; requiring recipient institutions to submit a specified report to the Department of Education; expanding state university compensation limits to all state university employees, rather than only state university administrative employees, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 25, 2021
Signed Jun 2, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2021 · House Apr 8, 2021
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 8, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
21
Committee
14
Amendments
1
Jun 3, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Chapter No. 2021-46; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 52 (Ch. 2021-160), SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36)
legislature
Jun 2, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report adopted (660703)
upper
Apr 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report received
upper
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 110, NAYS 7
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report adopted
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment 660703 adopted
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report considered
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 660703 filed
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations: Stargel (Chair), Bean (At Large), Book (At Large), Farmer (At Large), Gibson (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Perry (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Albritton (Chair), Ausley, Berman, Boyd, Bradley, Brodeur, Garcia, Mayfield, Powell, Rodrigues, Stewart, Thurston; Appropriati
upper
Apr 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations)
upper
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee appointed
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Bill placed in Conference (Higher Education Conference Committee)
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (681882)
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 81, NAYS 36
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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