Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who were formerly in foster care.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2019
Last action May 15, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2019
How they voted
112–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 115
Apr 9, 2019
D
Democratic48
100% Yea
R
Republican67
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
11
Committee
11
May 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Higher Education
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Higher Education
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Royce West
DDemocratic
P
ST
Shawn Thierry
RRepublican
Co
AD
Alex Dominguez
DDemocratic
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