2026 Regular Session
SB304
Provides for accreditation for public colleges and universities. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Legislative progress
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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
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 15, 2026 · Senate
Senate Vote on SB 304 FINAL PASSAGE (#336)
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
27 yea–9 nay · 3 absent
May 13, 2026 · House
House Vote on SB 304 FINAL PASSAGE (#1280)
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
77 yea–14 nay · 14 absent
May 19, 2026 · Senate
Senate Vote on SB 304 CONCUR (#992)
Passed
31 yea–2 nay · 6 absent
Committee referrals
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 Effective date 5/29/2026.
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Senate Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 486.
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House Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Senate Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
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Senate Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Senate Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 31 yeas and 2 nays. View roll call
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Senate Received from the House with amendments.
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House Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 77, nays 14. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. View roll call
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House Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
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House Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
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House Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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House Reported favorably (8-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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House Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
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House Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Senate Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 9 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. View roll call
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Senate Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Senate Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
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Senate Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
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Senate Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.