SB 1798 (2021) -  Higher Education

General Bill by Perry (CO-SPONSORS) Diaz
Higher Education: Requiring a state university to waive the tuition and fees for certain courses in which certain resident students are enrolled; prohibiting the reporting of tuition and fees waived for state funding purposes; providing that a state university is ineligible for a specified performance-based incentive for failure to comply, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 04/30/21 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1261 (Ch. 2021-232) on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Education
    • On agenda for: 03/30/21 8:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    • On agenda for: 04/08/21 11:30 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/19/21 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 3

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1261 Subject: Higher Education Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/20/2021 12:08:10 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/20/2021 12:02:09 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 4/8/2021 2:03:31 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 4/7/2021 9:02:20 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 3/30/2021 12:56:58 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 3/29/2021 8:15:02 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1261 (Ch. 2021-232) Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/20/2021 - 2:06 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 3 -SJ 472 Time: 04/19/2021 - 6:37 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/14/2021 - 5:24 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 04/09/2021 - 7:34 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 465 Time: 04/08/2021 - 1:30 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 04/08/21, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/05/2021 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Time: 03/30/2021 - 1:36 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 324 Time: 03/30/2021 - 11:22 AM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/30/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/25/2021 - 4:52 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 202 Time: 03/10/2021 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 203 Time: 03/04/2021 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/26/2021 - 10:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1009.26 SB 176, HB 553, CS/HB 845*, HB 893, HB 923, SB 1202, CS/HB 1261, CS/CS/HB 1273, CS/SB 1672, CS/SB 1728, SB 1956, HB 6037

(*) Not the latest version