2026 Regular Session
HB3710
Education; Rising Scholars Award Program; eligibility; cohort-based award schedules; effective date.
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.
Partner positions
Dislikes
HB 3710 represents state-level, top-down oversight of local school districts by creating a centralized commission empowered to recommend consolidation, division, or reorganization based on efficiency and outcome metrics. This structure aligns with a workforce development pipeline model, prioritizing financial efficiency and standardized outputs over local control, community input, and academic integrity. Bottom line: HB 3710 centralizes authority at the state level, weakens local governance, and advances a workforce-driven restructuring of education rather than strengthening academics or respecting locally elected decision-making.
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 16, 2026 · House
House: Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
5 yea–4 nay
March 4, 2026 · House
House: Appropriations and Budget Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
20 yea–4 nay
March 23, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
89 yea–5 nay · 5 absent
April 14, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Education Committee: DO PASS
Passed
9 yea–0 nay
May 5, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
44 yea–0 nay · 4 absent
Committee referrals
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Education
February 11, 2026 · House
Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
February 11, 2026 · House
Appropriations and Budget
February 3, 2026 · House
Rules
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 05/11/2026
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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 passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Considered
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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 passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 5 View roll call
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House General Order
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House Authored by Senator Pugh (principal Senate author)
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
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House Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
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House Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
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House Referred to Appropriations and Budget
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House Withdrawn from Rules Committee
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House Second Reading referred to Rules
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House Authored by Representative Caldwell (Chad)
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House First Reading