The House Committee on Higher Education

89th Legislature

March 27, 2025

upon adjournment or during bill referral if permission is granted

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Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 27, 2025, and permission granted on March 27, 2025, 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 Wilson, at 11:24 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Wilson; Howard; Davis, Aicha; Lalani; Lambert; Perez, Vincent; Shaheen; Shofner; Tinderholt; VanDeaver; and Ward Johnson.

A quorum was present.

HB 102

The chair laid out HB 102 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative VanDeaver moved that HB 102, 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 Wilson; Howard; Davis, Aicha; Lalani; Lambert; Perez, Vincent; Shaheen; Shofner; Tinderholt; VanDeaver; Ward Johnson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 126

The chair laid out HB 126 as pending business.

Representative Shofner moved that HB 126, 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 Wilson; Howard; Davis, Aicha; Lalani; Lambert; Perez, Vincent; Shofner; Tinderholt; VanDeaver; Ward Johnson (10).

Nays:                           Representative Shaheen (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 300

The chair laid out HB 300 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Tinderholt moved that HB 300, 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 Wilson; Howard; Davis, Aicha; Lalani; Lambert; Perez, Vincent; Shaheen; Shofner; Tinderholt; VanDeaver; Ward Johnson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1330

The chair laid out HB 1330 as pending business.

Representative Davis, Aicha moved that HB 1330, 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 Wilson; Howard; Davis, Aicha; Lalani; Lambert; Perez, Vincent; Shaheen; Shofner; Tinderholt; VanDeaver; Ward Johnson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2110

The chair laid out HB 2110 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Shaheen moved that HB 2110, 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 Wilson; Howard; Davis, Aicha; Lalani; Lambert; Perez, Vincent; Shaheen; Shofner; Tinderholt; VanDeaver; Ward Johnson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HJR 5

The chair laid out HJR 5 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Ward Johnson moved that HJR 5, 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 Wilson; Howard; Davis, Aicha; Lalani; Lambert; Perez, Vincent; Shaheen; Shofner; VanDeaver; Ward Johnson (10).

Nays:                           Representative Tinderholt (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 290

The chair laid out HB 290 as pending business.

Representative Howard moved that HB 290, 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 Wilson; Howard; Davis, Aicha; Lalani; Lambert; Perez, Vincent; Shaheen; Shofner; VanDeaver; Ward Johnson (10).

Nays:                           Representative Tinderholt (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 11:36 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. Wilson, Chair

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Andrew Harkey, Clerk