2026 Regular Session
HB982
Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - Eligibility
Altering the definition of a "foster care recipient" to mean an individual who resided in an out-of-home placement on or after the individual's 8th birthday rather than 13th birthday for purposes of determining eligibility for a certain tuition exemption.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 9, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
129 yea–1 nay · 6 not voting · 5 absent
Committee referrals
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
April 10, 2026 · Senate
Rules
February 6, 2026 · House
Appropriations
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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Senate Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Referred Rules
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House Third Reading Passed (129-1) View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed View roll call
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House Favorable Report by Appropriations
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House Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Appropriations