CS/CS/SB 254: Textbook Affordability [SPCC]
GENERAL BILL by Finance and Tax ; Higher Education Appropriations ; Wise
Textbook Affordability [SPCC]; prohibits certain actions by employees of state university or community college re purchase of required textbooks by students; requires that community colleges & state universities notify students of textbooks required for each course by listing such textbooks on community college or university website; requires adoption of certain policies & practices designed to minimize the cost of textbooks, etc. Creates 1004.09.
Effective Date: 07/01/2007
Last Action: 5/4/2007 Senate - Died in Committee on Higher Education Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/4/2007 Senate - Died in Committee on Higher Education Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/14/2006 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/24/2007 | Senate |
• Referred to Higher Education; Finance and Tax; General Government Appropriations |
| 2/12/2007 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 02/21/07, 9:30 am, 37-S --Temporarily postponed |
| 3/6/2007 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Higher Education; Finance and Tax; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00021; On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 02/21/07, 9:30 am, 37-S --Temporarily postponed |
| 3/9/2007 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 03/14/07, 9:00 am, 37-S |
| 3/14/2007 | Senate |
• CS by Higher Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00134; CS read 1st time on 03/15/07 -SJ 00161 |
| 3/15/2007 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) |
| 3/16/2007 | Senate |
• Now in Finance and Tax -SJ 00134 |
| 4/10/2007 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 04/13/07, 8:30 am, 412-K |
| 4/13/2007 | Senate |
• CS/CS by Finance and Tax; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00439; CS read 1st time on 04/18/07 -SJ 00441 |
| 4/16/2007 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2); Remaining references corrected to Higher Education; Higher Education Appropriations -SJ 00455; Now in Higher Education |
| 4/30/2007 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Higher Education -SJ 00732; Now in Higher Education Appropriations |
| 5/4/2007 | Senate |
• Died in Committee on Higher Education Appropriations |
164574 - Substitute Amendment (701514)