Relating to the requirement that certain participating institutions under the student loan program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board provide loan debt information to students.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2019
Last action May 22, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
10
Committee
12
May 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
May 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 14, 2019
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Higher Education
lower
May 6, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
Referred to Higher Education
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Smithee
RRepublican
P
KS
Kel Seliger
RRepublican
Co
Royce West
DDemocratic
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