Relating to a prohibition on the use of student loan default or breach of a student loan repayment or scholarship contract as a ground for refusal to grant or renew an occupational license or other disciplinary action in relation to an occupational license.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 1, 2019
Signed Jun 7, 2019
Floor votes · House May 21, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Jun 7, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Committee
Referred to Higher Education
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
6 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ana Hernandez
DDemocratic
P
CB
César Blanco
DDemocratic
P
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
P
MK
Matt Krause
RRepublican
P
Matt Shaheen
RRepublican
P
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
Co
Borris Miles
DDemocratic
Co
CI
Celia Israel
DDemocratic
Co
CG
Craig Goldman
RRepublican
Co
DB
Dawn Buckingham
RRepublican
Co
Donna Campbell
RRepublican
Co
Erin Zwiener
DDemocratic
Co
Gene Wu
DDemocratic
Co
IM
Ina Minjarez
DDemocratic
Co
J.M. Lozano
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
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