The House Committee on Higher Education

88th Legislature

April 5, 2023

upon final adjournment

House Chamber, Desk # 124

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 5, 2023, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kuempel, at 12:06 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Clardy; Cole; González, Mary; Howard; and Lalani.

A quorum was present.

HB 400

The chair laid out HB 400 as pending business.

Representative Paul moved that HB 400, 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 Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Clardy; Cole; González, Mary; Howard; Lalani (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burrows; Raney (2).

HB 875

The chair laid out HB 875 as pending business.

Representative González, Mary moved that HB 875, 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 Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Clardy; Cole; González, Mary; Howard; Lalani (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burrows; Raney (2).

HB 1142

The chair laid out HB 1142 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Howard moved that HB 1142, 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 Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Clardy; Cole; González, Mary; Howard; Lalani (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burrows; Raney (2).

HB 1323

The chair laid out HB 1323 as pending business.

Representative González, Mary moved that HB 1323, 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 Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Clardy; Cole; González, Mary; Howard; Lalani (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burrows; Raney (2).

HB 2100

The chair laid out HB 2100 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 2100, 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 Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Clardy; Cole; González, Mary; Howard; Lalani (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burrows; Raney (2).

HB 2132

The chair laid out HB 2132 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 2132, 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 Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Clardy; Cole; González, Mary; Howard; Lalani (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burrows; Raney (2).

HB 2415

The chair laid out HB 2415 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 2415, 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 Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Clardy; Cole; González, Mary; Howard; Lalani (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burrows; Raney (2).

HB 2804

The chair laid out HB 2804 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 2804, 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 Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Clardy; Cole; González, Mary; Howard; Lalani (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burrows; Raney (2).

HB 3211

The chair laid out HB 3211 as pending business.

Representative Clardy moved that HB 3211, 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 Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Clardy; Cole; González, Mary; Howard; Lalani (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burrows; Raney (2).

HB 3287

The chair laid out HB 3287 as pending business.

Representative Burns moved that HB 3287, 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 Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Clardy; Cole; González, Mary; Howard; Lalani (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burrows; Raney (2).

HB 4005

The chair laid out HB 4005 as pending business.

Representative Howard moved that HB 4005, 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 Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Clardy; Cole; González, Mary; Howard; Lalani (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burrows; Raney (2).

HB 4997

The chair laid out HB 4997 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 4997, 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 Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Clardy; Cole; González, Mary; Howard; Lalani (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burrows; Raney (2).

At 12:14 p.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. Kuempel, Chair

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Brittney Madden, Clerk