The House Committee on Higher Education

89th Legislature

May 7, 2025

6:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 7, 2025, and permission granted on May 7, 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 6:00 p.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 2860

The chair laid out HB 2860 as pending business.

Representative Howard moved that HB 2860, 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; VanDeaver; Ward Johnson (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Shofner; Tinderholt (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 60

The chair laid out SB 60 as pending business.

Representative Lambert moved that SB 60, 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).

SB 646

The chair laid out SB 646 as pending business.

Representative Perez, Vincent moved that SB 646, 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; VanDeaver; Ward Johnson (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Shofner; Tinderholt (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 6:03 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. Wilson, Chair

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Andrew Harkey, Clerk