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CS/CS/HB 1347: Educational Opportunities for Disabled Veterans

GENERAL BILL by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee ; Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee ; Morales ; Benjamin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Brown ; Bush ; Chambliss ; Driskell ; Eskamani ; Hart ; Hunschofsky ; Joseph ; Killebrew ; Melo ; Omphroy ; Salzman ; Slosberg ; Thompson ; Valdés ; Willhite ; Zika

Educational Opportunities for Disabled Veterans; Provides disabled veterans receiving certain federal educational assistance benefits are eligible to receive waiver for remaining cost of tuition & fees at certain institutions; requires institutions to submit annual report to Board of Governors & State Board of Education.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/25/2021 House • Filed
    3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2021 House • Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Referred to Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
    • Referred to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    3/19/2021 House • Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
    3/23/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    3/24/2021 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    • Original reference removed: Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
    • Referred to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
    4/5/2021 House • Added to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
    4/7/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
    4/8/2021 House • Reported out of Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    4/9/2021 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in State Affairs Committee
    4/13/2021 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
    4/15/2021 House • Favorable by State Affairs Committee
    • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021)
    4/20/2021 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    4/21/2021 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
    4/21/2021 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 570
    4/21/2021 House • Message sent to senate
    4/21/2021 Senate • Received -SJ 570
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/CS/HB 1347, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/8/2021 at 12:52 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 782 (c1) Educational Opportunities for Veterans Cruz Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/21/2021 12:18 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    295.011 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1347, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/23/2021 at 6:10 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 782 (c1) Educational Opportunities for Veterans Cruz Identical Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    151937 - Amendment
    Remove lines 29-38 and insert:     		Morales 4/6/2021
    3:43 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/7/2021     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    295.011 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 1347, Original Filed Version Posted 2/25/2021 at 4:18 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 782 (c1) Educational Opportunities for Veterans Cruz Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    559105 - Amendment
    Remove line 18 and insert:     		Morales 3/22/2021
    5:33 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/23/2021     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    295.011 Page 1 (pdf)

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