Relating to the automatic admission of students with a nontraditional secondary education to certain public institutions of higher education.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 20, 2023
Signed Jun 12, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2023 · House Apr 25, 2023
How they voted
20–11
Passed
Total votes 31
May 15, 2023
D
Democratic13
84% Nay
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
52
Key actions
20
Committee
14
Jun 12, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 15, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-11)
senate
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported from s/c with no recommendation
upper
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Considered by subcommittee
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to s/c on Higher Education by Pres
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to Higher Education
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis Paul
RRepublican
P
DA
Doc Anderson
RRepublican
P
Mayes Middleton
RRepublican
Co
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
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