The Legislature reached the first floor cutoff of this year’s session at 5 p.m. today, having approved two key higher education regulatory reform bills before doing so. There remains one vehicle for each bill going forward.
On Monday night the House approved House Bill 2735 97-1 to provide more flexibility and efficiency in getting minor capital works or intermediate projects funded.
And this morning the House approved House Bill 2585 98-0. The bill seeks to ease restrictions on an array of business practices for the university. Both bills now head to the Senate.
You can find our previous coverage of these bills here.