Graduate Program Admissions
Summary
Graduate Program Admissions; Requiring an institution of higher education to waive certain examination requirements for a servicemember who applies for admission to a graduate program that requires such examination, etc.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jul 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Jun 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Vetoed Jun 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2024 · House Mar 5, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 1, 2024
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Jul 10, 2024
Committee
Veto Message referred to Rules
upper
Jun 21, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
legislature
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (582213)
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 1
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment 582213 adopted
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/24/24, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 01/16/24, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 01/09/24, 4:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
upper
Nov 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Education Postsecondary; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BÁ
Bryan Ávila
RRepublican
Co
Jay Collins
RRepublican
Co
Keith Perry
RRepublican
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