PUBLIC FACILITIES: Provides relative to types of payment accepted at public events at public postsecondary education institutions (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
This bill requires public postsecondary education institutions to offer cash payment options at their public events. Specifically, schools must either make a good faith effort to provide at least one cash point of sale or offer a reverse ATM that lets attendees convert cash into prepaid cards for use at vendors. The rules apply only to events held by the institution itself and do not cover private events or those organized by private groups.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Jan 15, 2024
Signed Jun 11, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2024 · House Apr 22, 2024
How they voted
32–3
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 38
May 28, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican26
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
5
Committee
7
May 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 3 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 13, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 72, nays 22. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Discharged from the Committee on Commerce.
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Committee
Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-2).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Owen
RRepublican
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