The House Committee on Higher Education

89th Legislature

May 20, 2025

4:30 p.m.

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 20, 2025, and permission granted on May 20, 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 4:35 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 2615

The chair laid out SB 2615.

Representative Shaheen offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Shaheen moved that SB 2615, 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; Lambert; Shaheen; Shofner; Tinderholt; VanDeaver (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Davis, Aicha; Perez, Vincent; Ward Johnson (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Lalani (1).

SJR 59

The chair laid out SJR 59, the companion to HJR 5.

Representative VanDeaver moved that SJR 59, 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; Lambert; Perez, Vincent; Shaheen; Shofner; VanDeaver; Ward Johnson (9).

Nays:                           Representative Tinderholt (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Lalani (1).

SB 2695

The chair laid out SB 2695.

Representative VanDeaver moved that SB 2695, 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; Davis, Aicha; Lambert; Perez, Vincent; Shaheen; VanDeaver; Ward Johnson (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Howard; Shofner; Tinderholt (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Lalani (1).

At 4:42 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