Bill:  SB 1735 
Legislative Session: 84(R)
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Last Action:05/30/2015 S Remarks ordered printed
Caption Version:House Committee Report
Caption Text:Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain military personnel and their dependents.
Author:Birdwell | Bettencourt | Hall | Seliger
Coauthor:Eltife | Taylor, Van
Sponsor:Zerwas
Subjects:Education--Higher--Student Fees (I0234)
Education--Higher--Tuition (I0233)
Military & Veterans (I0535)
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS (S0266)
VETERANS COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0016)
Companion:HB 3572 by Zerwas, Identical
Senate Committee:Higher Education
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
House Committee:Higher Education
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=3
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/26/2015) Birdwell (Chair) | Bettencourt | Hinojosa | Seliger | Taylor, Van
Discharged (05/30/2015)
House Conferees:Appointed (05/27/2015) Zerwas (Chair) | Blanco | Farias | King, Susan | Miller, Rick
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      03/13/2015    
 Filed      03/13/2015    
 Read first time      03/24/2015     565
 Referred to Higher Education      03/24/2015     565
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/22/2015    
 Considered in public hearing      04/22/2015    
 Testimony taken in committee      04/22/2015    
 Reported favorably as substituted      04/27/2015     1127
 Committee report printed and distributed      04/27/2015   02:09 PM 
 Placed on intent calendar      04/30/2015    
 Co-author authorized      04/30/2015     1248
 Co-author authorized      05/05/2015     1338
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/05/2015     1326
 Record vote      05/05/2015     1326
 Read 2nd time      05/05/2015     1326
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Birdwell   05/05/2015     1326
 Amendment to amendment offered   FA2 Menéndez   05/05/2015     1328
 Amendment to amendment tabled      05/05/2015     1328
 Record vote      05/05/2015     1328
 Amended   FA1 Birdwell   05/05/2015     1328
 Record vote      05/05/2015     1328
 Amendment(s) offered   FA3 Birdwell   05/05/2015     1328
 Amended      05/05/2015     1328
 Vote recorded in Journal      05/05/2015     1328
 Amendment(s) offered   FA4 Birdwell   05/05/2015     1328
 Amended      05/05/2015     1329
 Vote recorded in Journal      05/05/2015     1329
 Amendment(s) offered   FA5 Birdwell   05/05/2015     1329
 Amended      05/05/2015     1329
 Vote recorded in Journal      05/05/2015     1329
 Amendment(s) offered   FA6 Menéndez   05/05/2015     1329
 Amendment tabled      05/05/2015     1329
 Record vote      05/05/2015     1329
 Amendment(s) offered   FA7 Uresti   05/05/2015     1330
 Amended      05/05/2015     1330
 Vote recorded in Journal      05/05/2015     1330
 Amendment(s) offered   FA8 Ellis   05/05/2015     1330
 Amendment tabled      05/05/2015     1331
 Record vote      05/05/2015     1331
 Passed to engrossment as amended      05/05/2015     1331
 Record vote      05/05/2015     1331
 Three day rule suspended      05/05/2015     1331
 Record vote      05/05/2015     1331
 Read 3rd time      05/05/2015     1331
 Passed      05/05/2015     1331
 Record vote      05/05/2015     1331
 Reason for vote recorded in Journal      05/05/2015     1331
 Reported engrossed      05/05/2015     1393
 Received from the Senate      05/06/2015     2673
 Read first time      05/06/2015     2672
 Referred to Higher Education      05/06/2015   05:48 PM  2672
 Considered in formal meeting      05/07/2015    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      05/07/2015    
 Reported favorably as substituted      05/07/2015    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/07/2015     2965
 Committee report distributed      05/08/2015   08:13 AM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      05/08/2015    
 Recommitted to committee      05/08/2015   12:20 PM  2837
 Considered in formal meeting      05/08/2015    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      05/08/2015    
 Reported favorably as substituted      05/08/2015    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/08/2015     3111
 Committee report distributed      05/11/2015   07:37 AM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      05/11/2015    
 Considered in Calendars      05/20/2015    
 Placed on General State Calendar      05/22/2015    
 Read 2nd time      05/22/2015     4182
 Postponed   5/24/15 3:00 PM   05/22/2015     4182
 Laid out as postponed business      05/24/2015     4362
 Amendment tabled   1-Blanco   05/24/2015     4362
 Record vote   RV#1397   05/24/2015     4363
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2015     4363
 Reason for vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2015     4364
 Amendment(s) offered   2-Zerwas   05/24/2015     4364
 Motion to table fails   2-Zerwas   05/24/2015     4365
 Record vote   RV#1398   05/24/2015     4365
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2015     4366
 Amendment to amendment offered   3-Sheets   05/24/2015     4366
 Motion to table fails   3-Sheets   05/24/2015     4366
 Record vote   RV#1399   05/24/2015     4366
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2015     4367
 Amendment amended   3-Sheets   05/24/2015     4367
 Record vote   RV#1400   05/24/2015     4367
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2015     4368
 Amendment adopted as amended   2-Zerwas   05/24/2015     4368
 Record vote   RV#1401   05/24/2015     4368
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2015     4369
 Amended   4-R. Miller   05/24/2015     4369
 Record vote   RV#1402   05/24/2015     4369
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2015     4370
 Amended   5-R. Miller   05/24/2015     4370
 Record vote   RV#1403   05/24/2015     4370
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2015     4371
 Amendment withdrawn   6-Springer and Farias   05/24/2015     4372
 Amended   7-S. King   05/24/2015     4373
 Record vote   RV#1404   05/24/2015     4374
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2015     4374
 Amendment withdrawn   8-S. King   05/24/2015     4374
 Amendment(s) offered   9-Blanco   05/24/2015     4375
 Amendment to amendment withdrawn   10-Blanco   05/24/2015     4375
 Amendment to amendment withdrawn   11-C. Anderson   05/24/2015     4376
 Amendment amended   12-Schaefer   05/24/2015     4376
 Record vote   RV#1405   05/24/2015     4376
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2015     4377
 Reason for vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2015     4377
 Amendment adopted as amended   9-Blanco   05/24/2015     4377
 Record vote   RV#1406   05/24/2015     4377
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2015     4378
 Reason for vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2015     4378
 Amendment(s) offered   13-M. White, Blanco, and J. White   05/24/2015     4378
 Point of order withdrawn   Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2)   05/24/2015     4378
 Postponed   5/24/15 6:00 PM   05/24/2015     4378
 Laid out as postponed business      05/24/2015     4414
 Point of order withdrawn   Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2)   05/24/2015     4414
 Amendment withdrawn   13-M. White   05/24/2015     4415
 Amended   14-Zerwas, R. Miller, Walle, Farias, Sheets, Dale, C. Anderson, and Blanco   05/24/2015     4415
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/24/2015     4415
 Record vote   RV#1415   05/24/2015     4415
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2015     4416
 Read 3rd time      05/25/2015     4476
 Passed      05/25/2015     4476
 Record vote   RV#1436   05/25/2015     4476
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/25/2015     4477
 House passage as amended reported      05/25/2015     2087
 House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/26/2015     2169
 Read      05/26/2015     2176
 Senate refuses to concur      05/26/2015     2176
 Senate requests conference committee      05/26/2015     2176
 Senate appoints conferees      05/26/2015     2176
 Senate refuses to concur-reported      05/26/2015     4762
 Senate requests conference committee-reported      05/26/2015     4762
 Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/26/2015     4762
 House grants request for conference committee      05/27/2015     4935
 House appoints conferees      05/27/2015     4935
 House grants request for conf comm-reported      05/28/2015     2663
 House appoints conferees-reported      05/28/2015     2663
 Senate discharges conferees      05/30/2015     3511
 Remarks ordered printed      05/30/2015     3511