Establishing the student basic needs at public postsecondary institutions act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 24, 2023
Signed May 11, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2023 · House Apr 20, 2023
How they voted
28–20
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Apr 20, 2023
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
23
Committee
21
Amendments
2
May 11, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 55; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 3.
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced
Senate receded from amendments.
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced
House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
HEWD - Majority; do pass.
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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