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CS/SB 598: Higher Educational Facilities Financing

GENERAL BILL by Education Postsecondary ; Martin

Higher Educational Facilities Financing; Specifying when the term for a new appointee to the Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority begins; authorizing the authority to conduct meetings and workshops by means of communications media technology; authorizing the authority to contract with an entity to assist with administrative matters; prohibiting the authority from entering into a financing agreement with a participating institution for a project if at the time the agreement is executed certain conditions exist, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/18/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-92
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Postsecondary (HE)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/8/2023 Senate • Filed
    2/16/2023 Senate • Referred to Education Postsecondary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
    3/2/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 03/07/23, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    • CS by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    3/8/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • CS by Education Postsecondary read 1st time -SJ 140
    3/17/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/22/23, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
    3/22/2023 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    • Now in Rules
    4/6/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/11/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/11/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/13/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/23
    4/18/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 414
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 414
    • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 414
    4/19/2023 House • In Messages
    4/20/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    4/25/2023 House • Substituted for HB 257
    • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    4/26/2023 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
    4/26/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
    5/16/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/17/2023 • Approved by Governor
    5/18/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-92

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  • CS/SB 598, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/27/2023 at 7:29 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 257 Higher Educational Facilities Financing Baker Identical Last Action: 4/25/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 598 (Ch. 2023-92)

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    243.51 Findings and declarations. Page 2 (pdf)
    243.53 Creation of Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority. Page 2 (pdf)
    243.54 Powers of the authority. Page 4 (pdf)
    243.58 Criteria and requirements. Page 4 (pdf)
    243.73 Reports; audits. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 598, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/8/2023 at 12:46 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 3/21/2023 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/10/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/11/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 257 Higher Educational Facilities Financing Baker Identical Last Action: 4/25/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 598 (Ch. 2023-92)

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/22/2023 11:00 AM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/11/2023 8:30 AM Rules 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/18/2023 4:29 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/26/2023 10:57 AM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    243.51 Findings and declarations. Page 2 (pdf)
    243.53 Creation of Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority. Page 2 (pdf)
    243.54 Powers of the authority. Page 4 (pdf)
    243.58 Criteria and requirements. Page 4 (pdf)
    243.73 Reports; audits. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • SB 598, Original Filed Version Posted 2/8/2023 at 2:18 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Postsecondary (Pre-Meeting) 3/6/2023 (pdf)
    Education Postsecondary (Post-Meeting) 3/8/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 257 Higher Educational Facilities Financing Baker Similar Last Action: 4/25/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 598 (Ch. 2023-92)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    121434 - Amendment
    Delete lines 40 - 51.
    Education Postsecondary
    (Martin)
    3/6/2023
    12:12 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/14/2023
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    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/7/2023 4:00 PM Education Postsecondary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    243.51 Findings and declarations. Page 2 (pdf)
    243.52 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    243.53 Creation of Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority. Page 2 (pdf)
    243.54 Powers of the authority. Page 4 (pdf)
    243.58 Criteria and requirements. Page 4 (pdf)
    243.73 Reports; audits. Page 5 (pdf)

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