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History for 81(R) HB 51 by Branch

Last Action:
06/17/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Council Document:
81R 1998 JSA-D
Caption Version:
Enrolled
Caption Text:
Relating to measures to enhance and maintain the quality of state universities, including funding and incentives to support emerging public research universities, to the abolition of the higher education fund, to the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system, to the independent status of Lamar Institute of Technology, to research conducted by public universities and other state entities, and to the authorization of revenue bonds for certain institutions of higher education.
Author:
Branch | McCall | Coleman | McClendon | Madden
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchía | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bolton | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | Button | Callegari | Castro | Cohen | Cook | Crabb | Creighton | Crownover | Darby | Davis, John | Driver | Dukes | Dutton | Edwards | Eiland | Eissler | Elkins | England | Farias | Farrar | Fletcher | Flores | Flynn | Frost | Giddings | Gonzales | Guillen | Hancock | Hardcastle | Harless | Harper-Brown | Hartnett | Heflin | Hernandez | Hilderbran | Homer | Hopson | Howard, Charlie | Hunter | Isett | Jackson, Jim | Jones | Keffer | Kent | Kleinschmidt | Kuempel | Laubenberg | Legler | Leibowitz | Lewis | Mallory Caraway | Martinez, "Mando" | Miklos | Miller, Doug | Parker | Patrick | Pickett | Pierson | Pitts | Quintanilla | Riddle | Rose | Shelton | Smith, Wayne | Solomons | Strama | Taylor, Larry | Thibaut | Turner, Chris | Turner, Sylvester | Veasey | Villarreal | Vo | Weber | Woolley | Zerwas
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Cosponsor:
Jackson, Mike
Subjects:
Education--Higher--Finance (I0232)
Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223)
State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS (V4280)
Enabling Information:
Enabling legislation for HJR 14 and HJR 139.
Remarks:
This Act takes effect September 1, 2009, but only if a specific appropriation for the implementation of the Act is provided in a general appropriations act of the 81st Legislature. Sections 10 and 11 take effect immediately, and Sections 14 and 16 take effect only if HJR 14 is approved by the voters.
House Committee:
Higher Education
House Committee Status:
Out of committee
House Committee Vote:
Ayes=8   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=1   Absent=0
Senate Committee:
Higher Education
Senate Committee Status:
Out of committee
Senate Committee Vote:
Ayes=4   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
House Conferees:
Appointed (05/29/2009) Branch (Chair) | Cohen | Eiland | Madden | McCall
Senate Conferees:
Appointed (05/30/2009) Zaffirini (Chair) | Duncan | Van de Putte | Watson | Williams
Actions are in descending date order.
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment DateSort descending       Time       Journal Page
E   See remarks for effective date      06/17/2009    
E   Signed by the Governor      06/17/2009     6978
E   Sent to the Governor      06/03/2009     6977
S   Signed in the Senate      06/03/2009     5152
H   Signed in the House      06/01/2009     6967
H   Reported enrolled      06/01/2009   11:09 AM  6975
S   House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      06/01/2009     5042
H   Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal       05/31/2009     6833
H   Record vote   RV#1714   05/31/2009     6836
H   House adopts conference committee report      05/31/2009     6816
H   House adopts resolution to go outside bounds   HR2925   05/31/2009     6813
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported       05/31/2009     6899
S   Record vote       05/31/2009     5000
S   Senate adopts conference committee report       05/31/2009     5000
S   Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds   SR 1073    05/31/2009     4998
S   Co-sponsor authorized       05/31/2009     4977
H   Conf. Comm. Report printed and distributed      05/30/2009   11:27 PM 
S   Conference committee report filed      05/30/2009     4904
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/30/2009     6032
H   Senate grants request for conf comm-reported      05/30/2009     6032
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/30/2009     4592
S   Senate grants request for conference comm.      05/30/2009     4592
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/30/2009     4521
S   House requests conference committee-reported      05/30/2009     4521
S   House refuses to concur-reported      05/30/2009     4521
H   House appoints conferees      05/29/2009     5819
H   House requests conference committee      05/29/2009     5819
H   House refuses to concur in Senate amendments      05/29/2009     5819
H   Senate Amendments printed and distributed      05/28/2009   02:49 PM 
H   Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/28/2009   03:17 PM 
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/28/2009     5162
S   Record vote      05/26/2009     3485
S   Passed      05/26/2009     3485
S   Read 3rd time      05/26/2009     3485
S   Record vote      05/26/2009     3485
S   Three day rule suspended      05/26/2009     3485
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/26/2009     3485
S   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/26/2009     3485
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/26/2009     3485
S   Amended      05/26/2009     3484
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA4 Watson   05/26/2009     3483
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/26/2009     3483
S   Amendment adopted as amended   FA2 Duncan   05/26/2009     3483
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/26/2009     3483
S   Amendment amended      05/26/2009     3483
S   Amendment to amendment offered   FA3 Williams   05/26/2009     3482
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Duncan   05/26/2009     3479
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/26/2009     3478
S   Amended      05/26/2009     3478
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Duncan   05/26/2009     3478
S   Read 2nd time      05/26/2009     3478
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/26/2009     3478
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/26/2009    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/25/2009   02:06 PM 
S   Reported favorably as substituted      05/25/2009     3165
S   Considered in public hearing      05/22/2009    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .       05/22/2009    
S   Left pending in committee       05/20/2009    
S   Considered in public hearing       05/20/2009    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/20/2009    
S   Left pending in committee      05/06/2009    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/06/2009    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/06/2009    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/06/2009    
S   Referred to Higher Education      05/04/2009     1993
S   Read first time      05/04/2009     1993
S   Received from the House      04/27/2009     1628
H   Reported engrossed      04/27/2009   08:12 AM  2009
H   Record vote   RV#325   04/24/2009     1859
H   Passed      04/24/2009     1859
H   Amendment fails of adoption   1-Alonzo   04/24/2009     1858
H   Read 3rd time      04/24/2009     1858
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/24/2009     1829
H   Record vote   RV#287   04/24/2009     1828
H   Constitutional three day rule suspended      04/24/2009     1828
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      04/24/2009     1828
H   Amendment withdrawn   2-Alonzo   04/24/2009     1827
H   Amended   1-Branch   04/24/2009     1823
H   Laid out as postponed business      04/24/2009     1823
H   Postponed   4/24/09 1:00 PM   04/24/2009     1795
H   Read 2nd time      04/24/2009     1795
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      04/24/2009    
H   Considered in Calendars      04/22/2009    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      04/15/2009    
H   Committee report printed and distributed      04/14/2009   07:52 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/14/2009     1236
H   Reported favorably as substituted      03/25/2009    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      03/25/2009    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/25/2009    
H   Left pending in committee      03/11/2009    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/11/2009    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/11/2009    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/11/2009    
H   Referred to Higher Education      02/12/2009     272
H   Read first time      02/12/2009     272
H   Filed      11/10/2008