Including highway workers employed on a transportation project by a contractor in the tuition and fee exemption for children and surviving spouses of highway workers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 10, 2019
Signed Apr 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2019 · House Apr 15, 2019
How they voted
33–10
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Mar 6, 2019
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican17
58% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Apr 26, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 15, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (76-18-1)
house
Apr 2, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
CWD - Majority; do pass.
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-10-1)
senate
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
HEWD - Majority; do pass.
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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