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2026 Regular Session

SB363

Higher education; exempting certain private and out-of-state institutions from accreditation. Effective date. Emergency.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in Senate February 3, 2025 Senate committee passed February 19, 2025 Senate passed March 24, 2025 Sent to House March 25, 2025 Introduced in House March 25, 2025 House committee passed April 8, 2025 House committee passed April 16, 2025 House passed April 29, 2025 Enrolled April 29, 2025 Enrolled April 30, 2025 Sent to Governor April 30, 2025 Vetoed May 6, 2025

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 19, 2025 · Senate

Senate: Education Committee: DO PASS

Passed

8 yea–2 nay

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March 24, 2025 · Senate

Senate: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

46 yea–0 nay · 1 absent

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April 8, 2025 · House

House: Postsecondary Education Committee: DO PASS

Passed

7 yea–0 nay

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April 16, 2025 · House

House: Education Oversight Committee: DO PASS

Passed

9 yea–0 nay

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April 29, 2025 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

83 yea–0 nay · 15 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Vetoed 05/06/2025
  2. Senate Sent to Governor
  3. House Signed, returned to Senate
  4. Senate Enrolled, to House
  5. Senate Referred for enrollment
  6. House Signed, returned to Senate
  7. House Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 0 View roll call
  8. House General Order
  9. House CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee View roll call
  10. House Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Postsecondary Education View roll call
  11. House Referred to Postsecondary Education
  12. House Second Reading referred to Education Oversight
  13. House First Reading
  14. Senate Engrossed to House
  15. Senate Referred for engrossment
  16. Senate Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0 View roll call
  17. Senate General Order, Considered
  18. Senate Coauthored by Representative Moore (principal House author)
  19. Senate Placed on General Order
  20. Senate Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed View roll call
  21. Senate Second Reading referred to Education
  22. Senate Authored by Senator Jech
  23. Senate First Reading
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