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CS/SB 844: Excess Credit Hour Surcharges

GENERAL BILL by Education ; 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: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/8/2018 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 565 (Ch. 2018-132) -SJ 912
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education (AHE)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/13/2017 Senate • Filed
11/29/2017 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education; Appropriations -SJ 65
1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 65
2/1/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/06/18, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/6/2018 Senate • CS by Education; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 296
2/7/2018 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 302
2/8/2018 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education -SJ 296
2/9/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, 02/14/18, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/14/2018 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 354
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 354
3/1/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/18, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/2/2018 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 683
3/3/2018 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 683
3/6/2018 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/18 -SJ 967
3/8/2018 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 912
• Substituted CS/HB 565 -SJ 912
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 565 (Ch. 2018-132) -SJ 912