The House Committee on Higher Education

87th Legislature

April 19, 2021

10:30 a.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 16, 2021, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Murphy, at 10:31 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Murphy; Pacheco; Cortez; Frullo; Ortega; Raney; and Turner, John.

A quorum was present.

HB 981

The chair laid out HB 981 as pending business.

Representative Pacheco moved that HB 981, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Murphy; Pacheco; Cortez; Frullo; Ortega; Raney; Turner, John (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives King, Phil; Muñoz, Jr.; Parker; Turner, Chris (4).

HB 3993

The chair laid out HB 3993 as pending business.

Representative Ortega offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Ortega moved that HB 3993, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Murphy; Pacheco; Cortez; Frullo; Ortega; Raney; Turner, John (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives King, Phil; Muñoz, Jr.; Parker; Turner, Chris (4).

(Representative Turner, Chris now present.)

HB 3003

The chair laid out HB 3003 as pending business.

Representative Frullo offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Frullo moved that HB 3003, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Murphy; Pacheco; Cortez; Frullo; Ortega; Raney; Turner, Chris; Turner, John (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives King, Phil; Muñoz, Jr.; Parker (3).

HB 3351

The chair laid out HB 3351 as pending business.

Representative Turner, Chris offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Turner, Chris moved that HB 3351, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Murphy; Pacheco; Cortez; Frullo; Ortega; Raney; Turner, Chris; Turner, John (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives King, Phil; Muñoz, Jr.; Parker (3).

HB 3625

The chair laid out HB 3625 as pending business.

Representative Raney offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Raney moved that HB 3625, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Murphy; Pacheco; Cortez; Frullo; Ortega; Raney; Turner, Chris; Turner, John (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives King, Phil; Muñoz, Jr.; Parker (3).

HB 3812

The chair laid out HB 3812 as pending business.

Representative Turner, John moved that HB 3812, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Murphy; Pacheco; Cortez; Frullo; Ortega; Raney; Turner, Chris; Turner, John (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives King, Phil; Muñoz, Jr.; Parker (3).

(Representative Parker now present.)

HB 4247

The chair laid out HB 4247 as pending business.

Representative Pacheco moved that HB 4247, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Murphy; Pacheco; Cortez; Frullo; Ortega; Parker; Raney; Turner, Chris; Turner, John (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives King, Phil; Muñoz, Jr. (2).

HB 4361

The chair laid out HB 4361 as pending business.

Representative Parker moved that HB 4361, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Murphy; Pacheco; Cortez; Frullo; Ortega; Parker; Raney; Turner, Chris; Turner, John (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives King, Phil; Muñoz, Jr. (2).

SB 702

The chair laid out SB 702, the Senate companion to HB 1850.

Representative Turner, Chris moved that SB 702, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Murphy; Pacheco; Cortez; Frullo; Ortega; Parker; Raney; Turner, Chris; Turner, John (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives King, Phil; Muñoz, Jr. (2).

SB 1251

The chair laid out SB 1251, the Senate companion to HB 1457.

Representative Cortez moved that SB 1251, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Murphy; Pacheco; Cortez; Frullo; Ortega; Parker; Raney; Turner, Chris; Turner, John (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives King, Phil; Muñoz, Jr. (2).

At 10:42 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

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Rep. Murphy, Chair

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Brittney Baldovinos, Clerk