ARCH. DEGREE RECLASSIFICATION
Summary
Urges the United States Department of Education to reverse the reclassification of architecture graduate degrees from "professional" to" non-professional" degrees under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2026
Last action May 29, 2026
Floor votes · House May 29, 2026
How they voted
72–28
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 115
May 29, 2026
D
Democratic75
96% Yea
R
Republican40
70% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Resolution Adopted 075-028-000
lower
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 007-003-000
lower
Apr 27, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joyce Mason
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Jay Hoffman
DDemocratic
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