HIGHER ED-VETERANS SERVICE ACT
Summary
Amends the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. Requires a public college or university to use its best efforts to hire a veteran of the armed services as the Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
Aug 2018
Introduced May 1, 2018
Signed Aug 21, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2018 · House May 31, 2018
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
May 30, 2018
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
68
Key actions
7
Committee
11
Amendments
11
Aug 21, 2018
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2018
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 103-002-000
lower
May 31, 2018
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 019-000-000
lower
May 31, 2018
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Higher Education Committee
lower
May 31, 2018
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 31, 2018
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dan Brady
lower
May 30, 2018
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
lower
May 30, 2018
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 30, 2018
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 30, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Rose
upper
May 30, 2018
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 007-000-000
upper
May 30, 2018
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to State Government
upper
May 30, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0-1)
senate
May 29, 2018
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 29, 2018
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose
upper
May 29, 2018
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Higher Education
upper
May 28, 2018
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
upper
May 25, 2018
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 25, 2018
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose
upper
May 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Higher Education; 009-000-000
upper
May 2, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
upper
May 1, 2018
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
May 1, 2018
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 017-000-000
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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