2026 Regular Session
HB3700
Higher education; requiring policy ensuring student grades are evaluated solely on an academic basis; directing the State Regents to withhold state-appropriated funds for failure to adopt a policy; effective date; emergency.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 10, 2026 · House
House: Postsecondary Education Committee: DO PASS
Passed
6 yea–2 nay
February 25, 2026 · House
House: Education Oversight Committee: DO PASS
Passed
8 yea–1 nay
March 10, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
80 yea–13 nay · 6 absent
April 14, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Education Committee: DO PASS
Passed
9 yea–2 nay
April 29, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
38 yea–7 nay · 3 absent
Committee referrals
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Education
February 3, 2026 · House
Postsecondary Education
February 3, 2026 · House
Education Oversight
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by Governor 05/05/2026
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House Sent to Governor
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Senate Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
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House Enrolled, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for enrollment
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Senate Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
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Senate Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 7 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Considered
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Bullard
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Wolfley
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Education
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 13 View roll call
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Staires
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House General Order
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House CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee
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House Authored by Senator Daniels (principal Senate author)
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House Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Postsecondary Education View roll call
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House Referred to Postsecondary Education
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House Second Reading referred to Education Oversight
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House Authored by Representative Caldwell (Chad)
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House First Reading