Higher education; creating a task force to study how four-year colleges can assist two-year colleges to save money.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Last action Mar 25, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2019
How they voted
28–14
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Mar 13, 2019
D
Democratic8
62% Nay
R
Republican36
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 19, 2019
Committee
Second Reading referred to Higher Education and Career Tech
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 32 Nays: 14
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Second Reading referred to Education
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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