CS/SB 844 (2018) -  Excess Credit Hour Surcharges

General Bill by Education and Bean
Excess Credit Hour Surcharges: Requiring a state university to return up to a specified amount of assessed excess credit hour surcharges to first-time-in-college students who meet certain requirements, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2018
Last Event: 03/08/18 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 565 (Ch. 2018-132) -SJ 912 on Thursday, March 8, 2018 2:57 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Education
    • On agenda for: 02/06/18 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education
    • On agenda for: 02/14/18 4:00 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 03/02/18 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 20   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 565 Subject: Excess Credit Hour Surcharges Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 3/3/2018 10:24:44 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 3/1/2018 6:44:47 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education 2/14/2018 4:42:25 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education 2/13/2018 3:35:05 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 2/7/2018 12:04:24 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 2/5/2018 8:43:55 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 565 (Ch. 2018-132) -SJ 912 Time: 03/08/2018 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 565 -SJ 912 Time: 03/08/2018 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 912 Time: 03/08/2018 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/18 -SJ 967 Time: 03/06/2018 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 683 Time: 03/03/2018 - 10:57 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 683 Time: 03/02/2018 - 2:48 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/18, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/01/2018 - 12:17 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 354 Time: 02/14/2018 - 5:01 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 354 Time: 02/14/2018 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, 02/14/18, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/09/2018 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education -SJ 296 Time: 02/08/2018 - 11:30 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education Version: c1
Event: S CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 302 Time: 02/07/2018 - 8:48 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/07/2018 - 3:01 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: c1
Event: S CS by Education; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 296 Time: 02/06/2018 - 11:23 AM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/06/18, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/01/2018 - 4:52 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 65 Time: 01/09/2018 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education; Appropriations -SJ 65 Time: 11/29/2017 - 11:22 AM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/13/2017 - 9:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1009.286 CS/HB 565