Educational Opportunities for Disabled Veterans
Summary
Educational Opportunities for Disabled Veterans; Provides that disabled veterans receiving certain federal educational assistance benefits are eligible to receive waiver for tuition & fees at certain institutions; provides calculation for waiver amount; requires amount awarded by state to be contingent on application of specified federal benefits; requires institutions to submit annual report to Board of Governors & State Board of Education; requires boards to adopt regulations & rules.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Jan 26, 2022
Signed Jun 9, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2022 · House Mar 2, 2022
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Mar 4, 2022
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
19
Committee
23
Jun 9, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee agenda
lower
Dec 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
lower
Dec 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Dec 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Nov 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
lower
Sep 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Sep 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Sep 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Sep 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
lower
Sep 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christopher Benjamin
DDemocratic
P
Daisy Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Allison Tant
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Learned
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Nixon
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Eskamani
DDemocratic
Co
Dotie Joseph
DDemocratic
Co
Dr. James Bush III
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Anne Fetterhoff
RRepublican
Co
Felicia Robinson
DDemocratic
Co
Jason Fischer
RRepublican
Co
Jim Mooney
RRepublican
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