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Higher Education Subcommittee moves multiple bills to lottery calendar or future calendars; two bills recorded votes to full committee
Summary
The subcommittee handled several calendar items on March 12: House Bills 704 and 789 were moved to the lottery calendar, House Bill 673 was rolled to next year's first calendar, House Bill 1103 and House Bill 7 were rolled one week, and House Bills 377 and 919 were forwarded to the full House Education Committee by recorded 4‑0 votes.
The Higher Education Subcommittee met March 12 and processed multiple calendar actions and rollings with minimal debate.
House Bill 704 (by Chairman White), a measure that spends lottery funds, was moved to the lottery calendar to be heard with the committee's final calendar "without objection," the chair said. House Bill 789 (Chairman Vital) was also placed on the lottery calendar after sponsor testimony and a fiscal summary. Representative Love asked to roll House Bill 673 to the first calendar of next year while she continued work on the measure; the committee agreed. Representative Salinas's House Bill 1103 and Chairman Hale's House Bill 7 were each rolled one week to the next week's calendar because the sponsors were not present.
Votes at a glance
- House Bill 377: Amendment adopted; final committee roll call 4 ayes, 0 nays. Outcome: forwarded to full House Education Committee.
- House Bill 919: Rewrite amendment (005166) adopted; final committee roll call 4 ayes, 0 nays. Outcome: forwarded to full House Education Committee.
Committee members described the meeting as "quiet" and efficient when few speakers are present; no executive session or public‑comment hearings were recorded in the transcript.
