The House Committee on Higher Education

88th Legislature

May 3, 2023

2:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 3, 2023, and permission granted on May 3, 2023, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kuempel, at 2:02 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 3296

The chair laid out HB 3296 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3296, 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; Burns; Burrows; Clardy; Cole; Raney (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bucy; González, Mary; Howard; Lalani (4).

HB 3371

The chair laid out HB 3371 as pending business.

(Representative Bucy now present.)

(Representative Howard now present.)

The chair moved that HB 3371, 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; Cole; Howard; Raney (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives González, Mary; Lalani (2).

SB 15

The chair laid out SB 15 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 15, 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; Burns; Burrows; Clardy; Raney (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Bucy; Cole; Howard (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives González, Mary; Lalani (2).

SB 1517

The chair laid out SB 1517.

Representative Paul moved that SB 1517, 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; Burns; Burrows; Clardy; Raney (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   Representatives Bucy; Cole; Howard (3).

Absent:                        Representatives González, Mary; Lalani (2).

SB 2538

The chair laid out SB 2538.

The chair moved that SB 2538, 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; Cole; Howard; Raney (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives González, Mary; Lalani (2).

At 2:07 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