The House Committee on Higher Education

88th Legislature

May 16, 2023

2:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 16, 2023, and permission granted on May 16, 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 2:05 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 55

The chair laid out SB 55 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 55, 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; Clardy; Cole; González, Mary; Howard; Lalani (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burns; Burrows; Raney (3).

SB 200

The chair laid out SB 200 as pending business.

(Representative Burns now present.)

Representative Howard moved that SB 200, 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).

SB 336

The chair laid out SB 336 as pending business.

Representative Paul moved that SB 336, 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).

SB 427

The chair laid out SB 427 as pending business.

Representative Clardy moved that SB 427, 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).

SB 532

The chair laid out SB 532 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 532, 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).

SB 999

The chair laid out SB 999 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 999, 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).

SB 1565

The chair laid out SB 1565 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 1565, 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).

SJR 81

The chair laid out SJR 81.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SJR 81, 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).

At 2:11 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