CS/HB 509 (2017) -  Postsecondary Fee Waivers

General Bill by Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee and Ponder (CO-SPONSORS) Ahern; Antone; Asencio; Harrell; Mercado; Russell; Sullivan
Postsecondary Fee Waivers: Authorizes FCS institutions to waive portion of certain postsecondary fees for active duty members of U.S. Armed Forces using military tuition assistance; requires FCS institutions to report to SBE number & value of such fee waivers granted annually.
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
Last Event: 05/05/17 S Died in Education on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Education
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1132 Subject: Postsecondary Fee Waivers Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Education Committee 3/23/2017 12:54:38 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Education Committee 3/21/2017 5:31:03 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee 3/21/2017 1:09:09 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee 3/13/2017 2:07:05 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee 3/8/2017 6:15:08 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee 3/6/2017 4:18:43 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/05/2017 05:16 PM   Yeas: 116 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 92] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Education Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Received -SJ 408 Time: 04/13/2017 - 9:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education; Appropriations -SJ 408 Time: 04/13/2017 - 8:33 AM Member: Committee: Education Version: c1
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/12/2017 - 8:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/12/2017 - 8:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 Time: 04/05/2017 - 5:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/05/2017 - 5:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/04/2017 - 7:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/04/2017 - 4:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/04/2017 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/4/2017) Time: 03/30/2017 - 5:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/23/2017 - 12:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 03/23/2017 - 12:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Education Committee Time: 03/23/2017 - 12:55 PM Member: Committee: Education Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Education Committee Time: 03/23/2017 - 11:25 AM Member: Committee: Education Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Education Committee agenda Time: 03/21/2017 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Education Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Education Committee Time: 03/15/2017 - 11:23 AM Member: Committee: Education Committee Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/15/2017 - 11:23 AM Member: Committee: Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/15/2017 - 11:00 AM Member: Committee: Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/10/2017 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/10/2017 - 10:14 AM Member: Committee: Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Education Committee Time: 03/10/2017 - 10:14 AM Member: Committee: Education Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/10/2017 - 10:14 AM Member: Committee: Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/08/2017 - 7:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/08/2017 - 6:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 03/08/2017 - 6:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee Time: 03/08/2017 - 6:16 PM Member: Committee: Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee Time: 03/08/2017 - 3:27 PM Member: Committee: Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2017 - 10:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/06/2017 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Education Committee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Education Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/24/2017 - 12:21 PM Member: Ponder Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1009.26 SB 82, CS/CS/SB 374, SB 700, CS/HB 929*, HB 1073, SB 1132, SB 1276, HB 1341, SB 1732

(*) Not the latest version