Relating to academic textbook affordability.
Summary
Requires each community college and public university to ensure that course description for every academic course offered in succeeding academic term lists all textbooks enrolled students are required to purchase. Creates limited exceptions. ] Requires each community college and public university to establish textbook affordability plan. States required elements of plan. Requires at least one student representative to be involved in developing plan.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 14, 2019
Signed May 30, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2019 · House Apr 8, 2019
How they voted
27–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 29
May 22, 2019
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
5
May 30, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
May 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed.
upper
May 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Committee
Referred to Education.
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Doherty. Passed.
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Committee
Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.
lower
Jan 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
lower
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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