The House Committee on Higher Education

87th Legislature

May 7, 2021

9:45 a.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to a notice posted on May 6, 2021, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Murphy, at 9:49 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Murphy; Pacheco; Muñoz, Jr.; Ortega; Parker; Turner, Chris; and Turner, John.

A quorum was present.

SB 1092

Representative Parker moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

Representative Parker moved that SB 1092, 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; Muñoz, Jr.; Ortega; Parker; Turner, Chris; Turner, John (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cortez; Frullo; King, Phil; Raney (4).

SB 1860

The chair laid out SB 1860.

Representative Pacheco moved that SB 1860, 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; Muñoz, Jr.; Ortega; Parker; Turner, Chris; Turner, John (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cortez; Frullo; King, Phil; Raney (4).

SB 1467

The chair laid out SB 1467.

Representative Muñoz, Jr. moved that SB 1467, 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; Muñoz, Jr.; Ortega; Parker; Turner, Chris; Turner, John (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cortez; Frullo; King, Phil; Raney (4).

SB 1277

The chair laid out SB 1277.

Representative Parker moved that SB 1277, 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; Ortega; Parker; Turner, Chris; Turner, John (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Frullo; King, Phil; Muñoz, Jr.; Raney (4).

SB 480

The chair laid out SB 480 as pending business.

Representative Ortega moved that SB 480, 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; Muñoz, Jr.; Ortega; Parker; Turner, Chris; Turner, John (6).

Nays:                           Representative Pacheco (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cortez; Frullo; King, Phil; Raney (4).

SB 1490

The chair laid out SB 1490 as pending business.

Representative Turner, Chris offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

(Representative Frullo now present.)

Representative Turner, Chris moved that SB 1490, 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; Frullo; Muñoz, Jr.; Ortega; Parker; Turner, Chris; Turner, John (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cortez; King, Phil; Raney (3).

SB 1385

The chair laid out SB 1385 as pending business.

Representative Turner, John moved that SB 1385, 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; Frullo; Muñoz, Jr.; Ortega; Parker; Turner, Chris; Turner, John (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cortez; King, Phil; Raney (3).

SB 1277

Representative Turner, John moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

Representative Frullo moved that SB 1277, 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; Frullo; Muñoz, Jr.; Ortega; Parker; Turner, Chris; Turner, John (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cortez; King, Phil; Raney (3).

At 9:57 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