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Committee adopts substitutes and sends bills to Ways & Means; SB 6325 not acted on
Summary
In executive session the committee adopted proposed substitutes and moved several bills to Ways & Means with due-pass recommendations; the committee explicitly did not take action on SB 6325 at this meeting.
During an executive session following public testimony, Senate Higher Education staff briefed committee members on a package of bills and proposed substitutes. The committee adopted proposed substitutes and passed 'due pass' recommendations to Ways & Means for several bills, including the proposed substitute A for Senate Bill 5978 and substitutes for SB 6209, SB 6217, and SB 6227. Committeemembers indicated the bills "passed subject to signatures" where recorded in the transcript. The committee made a procedural voice vote earlier to suspend five-day notice to consider a bill at the hearing and that motion carried.
The committee recorded that it would not take action on SB 6325 at this meeting.
Recorded outcomes in committee (as stated on the record): - Adopted proposed substitute A for SB 5978 and moved to Ways & Means with a due-pass recommendation (voice vote). - Adopted proposed substitute B for SB 6209 and moved to Ways & Means with a due-pass recommendation (voice vote; some recorded nay votes noted on the record). - SB 6217 received a due-pass recommendation and was sent to Ways & Means (voice vote). - Adopted proposed substitute C for SB 6227 and moved to Ways & Means with a due-pass recommendation (voice vote). - Committee did not take action on SB 6325 at this time.
Why it matters: The committee's executive actions advance staff-proposed substitutes to fiscal consideration and keep the legislative process moving on multiple higher-education measures; deferring SB 6325 leaves a major finance question unresolved at this stage.
What’s next: Bills recommended to Ways & Means will be considered by that committee; SB 6325 may return to committee after additional information is provided.
