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SB 80 — Colleges and universities, prohibit from requiring resident of state who lives within 75 miles of campus to live on campus
Last action — Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass lost Roll Call 417
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1Introduced
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2In 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 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
Colleges and universities, prohibit from requiring resident of state who lives within 75 miles of campus to live on campus-
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
Action History
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Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass lost Roll Call 417
Sponsors
- Bussman · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 9 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Bussman
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 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| R | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 40% | 49% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Brewbaker | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Whatley | — | Nay |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Blackwell | — | Nay |
| Dial | — | Nay |
| Holley | — | Nay |
| Marsh | — | Nay |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Nay |
| Sanford | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Nay |
| Ward | — | Nay |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Nay |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Nay |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Nay |
| William M. Beasley | D | Nay |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Nay |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Nay |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Nay |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Nay |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jeana Ross | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Nay |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Yea |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Hightower | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Not Voting |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Greg Albritton | R | Not Voting |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jeana Ross | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 80 do?
- Colleges and universities, prohibit from requiring resident of state who lives within 75 miles of campus to live on campus-
- Who sponsors SB 80?
- SB 80 is sponsored by Bussman.
- What is the current status of SB 80?
- This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” 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 80?
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