The House Committee on Higher Education

88th Legislature

April 20, 2023

upon final adjournment

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 20, 2023, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kuempel, at 2:25 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Clardy; and Howard.

A quorum was present.

HB 1211

The chair laid out HB 1211 as pending business.

Representative Clardy moved that HB 1211, 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; Burrows; Clardy; Howard (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cole; González, Mary; Lalani; Raney (4).

HB 1361

The chair laid out HB 1361 as pending business.

Representative Howard moved that HB 1361, 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; Burrows; Clardy; Howard (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cole; González, Mary; Lalani; Raney (4).

(Representative Lalani now present.)

HB 1960

The chair laid out HB 1960 as pending business.

Representative Clardy offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 1960, 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; Burrows; Clardy; Howard; Lalani (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cole; González, Mary; Raney (3).

HB 2108

The chair laid out HB 2108 as pending business.

Representative Lalani moved that HB 2108, 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; Burrows; Clardy; Howard; Lalani (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cole; González, Mary; Raney (3).

HB 2177

The chair laid out HB 2177 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 2177, 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 Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Clardy; Howard; Lalani (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cole; González, Mary; Raney (3).

HB 2642

The chair laid out HB 2642 as pending business.

Representative Clardy moved that HB 2642, 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; Burrows; Clardy; Howard; Lalani (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burns; Cole; González, Mary; Raney (4).

(Representative Burns now present.)

HB 3124

The chair laid out HB 3124 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3124, 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; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Clardy; Howard; Lalani (7).

Nays:                           Representative Paul (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cole; González, Mary; Raney (3).

HB 3140

The chair laid out HB 3140 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3140, 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; Burrows; Clardy; Howard; Lalani (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cole; González, Mary; Raney (3).

HB 3338

The chair laid out HB 3338 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3338, 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; Burrows; Clardy; Howard; Lalani (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cole; González, Mary; Raney (3).

HB 3486

The chair laid out HB 3486 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3486, 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; Burrows; Clardy; Howard; Lalani (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cole; González, Mary; Raney (3).

HB 4631

The chair laid out HB 4631 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 4631, 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; Burrows; Clardy; Howard; Lalani (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cole; González, Mary; Raney (3).

HB 5146

The chair laid out HB 5146 as pending business.

Representative Howard moved that HB 5146, 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; Burrows; Clardy; Howard; Lalani (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cole; González, Mary; Raney (3).

HB 5148

The chair laid out HB 5148 as pending business.

Representative Burns moved that HB 5148, 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; Burrows; Clardy; Howard; Lalani (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cole; González, Mary; Raney (3).

SB 1055

The chair laid out SB 1055, the Senate companion to HB 2639.

Representative Howard moved that SB 1055, 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; Burrows; Clardy; Howard; Lalani (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cole; González, Mary; Raney (3).

At 2:34 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