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Senate Higher Education committee advances eight bills, sends them to Ways and Means

Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee · January 22, 2026
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Summary

In executive session the Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee moved eight bills (including SB 5826 on medication abortion access at public campuses and SB 5963 affecting Passport to Careers funding) to the Ways and Means Committee; most passed on voice votes and were reported 'subject to signatures.'

The Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee moved eight bills to the Ways and Means Committee during an executive session held after a Passport to Careers presentation.

Staff briefed the committee on the bills before action. Among them: Senate Bill 5826, which staff said "requires public institutions of higher education to offer access to medication abortion through certain available methods" and requires training…

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