BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5977: Community and tech colleges

Decodifying, expiring, and making nonsubstantive changes to community and technical college provisions.

Summary

  • Provides expiration dates and clarifications for certain higher education provisions and programs.
  • Decodifies certain statutes pertaining to general obligation bonds that were issued for higher education capital projects and that have matured.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (SB 5977), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedFeb 13, 2015
  2. Out of committeeFeb 20, 2015
  3. Passed SenateMar 4, 2015
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Barbara Bailey (R-10)
Introduced
February 13, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
HB 1961
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to decodifying, expiring, and making nonsubstantive changes to community and technical college provisions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Barbara Bailey (R-10)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 4, 2015
Version voted on: SB 5977
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24000
Republican25000
How each member voted

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  8. First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Placed on second reading consent calendar.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. HIE - Majority; do pass.
  14. First reading, referred to Higher Education.

SB 5977 in other sessions

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