Bill:  HB 51 
Legislative Session: 81(R) Council Document: 81R 1998 JSA-D
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Last Action:06/17/2009 E See remarks for effective date
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
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=1   Absent=0
Senate Committee:Higher Education
Status:Out of 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: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Filed      11/10/2008    
H   Read first time      02/12/2009     272
H   Referred to Higher Education      02/12/2009     272
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/11/2009    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/11/2009    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/11/2009    
H   Left pending in committee      03/11/2009    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/25/2009    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      03/25/2009    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      03/25/2009    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/14/2009     1236
H   Committee report printed and distributed      04/14/2009   07:52 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      04/15/2009    
H   Considered in Calendars      04/22/2009    
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      04/24/2009    
H   Read 2nd time      04/24/2009     1795
H   Postponed   4/24/09 1:00 PM   04/24/2009     1795
H   Laid out as postponed business      04/24/2009     1823
H   Amended   1-Branch   04/24/2009     1823
H   Amendment withdrawn   2-Alonzo   04/24/2009     1827
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      04/24/2009     1828
H   Constitutional three day rule suspended      04/24/2009     1828
H   Record vote   RV#287   04/24/2009     1828
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/24/2009     1829
H   Read 3rd time      04/24/2009     1858
H   Amendment fails of adoption   1-Alonzo   04/24/2009     1858
H   Passed      04/24/2009     1859
H   Record vote   RV#325   04/24/2009     1859
H   Reported engrossed      04/27/2009   08:12 AM  2009
S   Received from the House      04/27/2009     1628
S   Read first time      05/04/2009     1993
S   Referred to Higher Education      05/04/2009     1993
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/06/2009    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/06/2009    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/06/2009    
S   Left pending in committee      05/06/2009    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/20/2009    
S   Considered in public hearing       05/20/2009    
S   Left pending in committee       05/20/2009    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .       05/22/2009    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/22/2009    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      05/25/2009     3165
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/25/2009   02:06 PM 
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/26/2009    
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/26/2009     3478
S   Read 2nd time      05/26/2009     3478
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Duncan   05/26/2009     3478
S   Amended      05/26/2009     3478
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/26/2009     3478
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Duncan   05/26/2009     3479
S   Amendment to amendment offered   FA3 Williams   05/26/2009     3482
S   Amendment amended      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(s) offered   FA4 Watson   05/26/2009     3483
S   Amended      05/26/2009     3484
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   Three day rule suspended      05/26/2009     3485
S   Record vote      05/26/2009     3485
S   Read 3rd time      05/26/2009     3485
S   Passed      05/26/2009     3485
S   Record vote      05/26/2009     3485
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/28/2009     5162
H   Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/28/2009   03:17 PM 
H   Senate Amendments printed and distributed      05/28/2009   02:49 PM 
H   House refuses to concur in Senate amendments      05/29/2009     5819
H   House requests conference committee      05/29/2009     5819
H   House appoints conferees      05/29/2009     5819
S   House refuses to concur-reported      05/30/2009     4521
S   House requests conference committee-reported      05/30/2009     4521
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/30/2009     4521
S   Senate grants request for conference comm.      05/30/2009     4592
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/30/2009     4592
H   Senate grants request for conf comm-reported      05/30/2009     6032
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/30/2009     6032
S   Conference committee report filed      05/30/2009     4904
H   Conf. Comm. Report printed and distributed      05/30/2009   11:27 PM 
S   Co-sponsor authorized       05/31/2009     4977
S   Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds   SR 1073    05/31/2009     4998
S   Senate adopts conference committee report       05/31/2009     5000
S   Record vote       05/31/2009     5000
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported       05/31/2009     6899
H   House adopts resolution to go outside bounds   HR2925   05/31/2009     6813
H   House adopts conference committee report      05/31/2009     6816
H   Record vote   RV#1714   05/31/2009     6836
H   Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal       05/31/2009     6833
S   House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      06/01/2009     5042
H   Reported enrolled      06/01/2009   11:09 AM  6975
H   Signed in the House      06/01/2009     6967
S   Signed in the Senate      06/03/2009     5152
E   Sent to the Governor      06/03/2009     6977
E   Signed by the Governor      06/17/2009     6978
E   See remarks for effective date      06/17/2009