AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (Prohibits colleges and universities from withholding a student’s transcript due to the student failing to pay any expenses owed to the college or university but permits the withholding of a student’s academic credits and grades or diploma or degree.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 23, 2023
Last action Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2023
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Jun 8, 2023
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 9, 2023
Committee
06/09/2023 Referred to House Education
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/08/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/07/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 24, 2023
Committee
05/24/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
03/23/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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