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SB 84 — Commission on Higher Education, convening deans of all public and private institutions of higher education at least twice a year, discuss improving student access and student success, annual report to Legislature and Governor
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Commission on higher education, convening deans of all public and private institutions of higher education at least twice a year, discuss improving student access and student success, annual report to legislature and governor-
Bill Text
Action History
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Baker motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote
Sponsors
- Tim Melson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 31 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| R | 39 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| D | 8 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 78 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 9% | 0% | 16% |
How each member voted (104)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | — | Not Voting |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Dismukes | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Fridy | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Not Voting |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Not Voting |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Nay |
| Isbell | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Not Voting |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Brown (C) | — | Yea |
| Brown (K) | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Moore (P) | — | Yea |
| Wood (D) | — | Yea |
| Jones (M) | — | Nay |
| Jones (S) | — | Nay |
| Moore (M) | — | Not Voting |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| Sorrell | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Nay |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Not Voting |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Yea |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Nay |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Yea |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Not Voting |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Not Voting |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Nay |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Nay |
| Laura Hall | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Not Voting |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Not Voting |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Not Voting |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Not Voting |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Yea |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Not Voting |
| TaShina Morris | D | Nay |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Not Voting |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| Andy Whitt | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Not Voting |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Yea |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Not Voting |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Yea |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Yea |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Nay |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Not Voting |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Yea |
| Rhett Marques | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Yea |
| Shane Stringer | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 77% | 0% | 0% | 23% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Burkette | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Not Voting |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Not Voting |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Not Voting |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Not Voting |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Not Voting |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 84 do?
- Commission on higher education, convening deans of all public and private institutions of higher education at least twice a year, discuss improving student access and student success, annual report to legislature and governor-
- Who sponsors SB 84?
- SB 84 is sponsored by Tim Melson (R).
- What is the current status of SB 84?
- This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 84?
- Track SB 84 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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