2026 Regular Session
HB1008
Prohibits public postsecondary education institutions from retaliating against faculty members for disclosing certain alleged violations or exercising academic freedom or free speech
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 27, 2026 · House
House Vote on HB 1008 FINAL PASSAGE (#765)
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
103 yea–0 nay · 2 absent
Committee referrals
April 29, 2026 · Senate
Judiciary A
March 26, 2026 · House
Education
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 Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
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Senate Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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House Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. View roll call
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House Called from the calendar.
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House Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
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House Notice given.
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House Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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House Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
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House Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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House Reported with amendments (11-0).
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House Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
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House Read by title. Lies over under the rules.