2026 Regular Session
HB623
Education - Purple Star Schools Program and Purple Star Colleges Program
Altering the definition of "military-connected student" under the Purple Star Schools Program to conform with certain terms defined under State law; and establishing the Purple Star Colleges Program to recognize certain colleges that provide strong services and support for military-connected students.
Legislative progress
i
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
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 26, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
136 yea–0 nay · 5 absent
April 8, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
43 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 3 absent
Committee referrals
February 27, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
January 30, 2026 · House
Appropriations
Instrument history
i
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.
-
House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 670
-
House Returned Passed
-
Senate Third Reading Passed (43-0) View roll call
-
Senate Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
-
Senate Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
-
Senate Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
-
House Third Reading Passed (136-0) View roll call
-
House Second Reading Passed
-
House Favorable Adopted
-
House Favorable Report by Appropriations
-
House Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
-
House First Reading Appropriations