CS/SB 356 (2020) -  Keep Our Graduates Working Act

General Bill by Innovation, Industry, and Technology and Hutson (CO-SPONSORS) Diaz; Berman; Perry
Keep Our Graduates Working Act: Creating the "Keep Our Graduates Working Act of 2020"; prohibiting a state authority from suspending or revoking a person’s professional license, certificate, registration, or permit solely on the basis of a delinquency or default in the payment of his or her student loan, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 02/06/20 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 115 (Ch. 2020-125), CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133), CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160) -SJ 239 on Thursday, February 6, 2020 11:27 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Education
    • On agenda for: 11/12/19 3:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Innovation, Industry, and Technology
    • On agenda for: 12/09/19 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 01/15/20 8:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 115 Subject: Keep Our Graduates Working Act Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 77 Subject: Student Loans and Scholarship Obligations of Health Care Practitioners Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 713 Subject: Health Regulation Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/HB 1193 Subject: Deregulation of Professions and Occupations Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 66 Subject: Student Loans and Scholarship Obligations of Health Care Practitioners Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/SB 230 Subject: Department of Health Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/SB 474 Subject: Deregulation of Professions and Occupations Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 926 Subject: Health Care Practitioner Licensure Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 732784 , Innovation, Industry, and Technology, Hutson Date Filed: 12/06/19, Line#: 48 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 12/09/2019 03:34 PM
    • SD 351912 , Innovation, Industry, and Technology, Hutson Date Filed: 12/09/19, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 12/09/2019 03:34 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 1/15/2020 10:22:31 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 1/13/2020 3:42:40 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology 12/9/2019 3:30:25 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology 12/6/2019 11:28:41 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 11/12/2019 5:28:38 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 11/8/2019 3:50:41 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 115 (Ch. 2020-125), CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133), CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160) -SJ 239 Time: 02/06/2020 - 11:27 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 115 -SJ 239 Time: 02/06/2020 - 11:27 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 239 Time: 02/06/2020 - 11:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 228 Time: 02/04/2020 - 3:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 213 Time: 01/29/2020 - 5:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/29/20 -SJ 213 Time: 01/27/2020 - 6:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 01/15/2020 - 10:55 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 154 Time: 01/15/2020 - 9:35 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Innovation, Industry, and Technology read 1st time -SJ 123 Time: 01/14/2020 - 7:54 PM Member: Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 27 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/15/20, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/10/2020 - 2:10 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 12/13/2019 - 12:13 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 12/09/2019 - 3:45 PM Member: Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology Version: __
Event: S CS by Innovation, Industry, and Technology; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 134 Time: 12/09/2019 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Innovation, Industry, and Technology, 12/09/19, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 12/02/2019 - 3:38 PM Member: Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology Version: __
Event: S Now in Innovation, Industry, and Technology Time: 11/13/2019 - 2:13 PM Member: Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 132 Time: 11/12/2019 - 5:15 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Education, 11/12/19, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 11/05/2019 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Referred to Education; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Rules -SJ 27 Time: 10/15/2019 - 9:04 AM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 09/20/2019 - 12:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
120.82 CS/CS/CS/HB 115
456.072 CS/SB 66, HB 77, CS/CS/CS/HB 115, CS/CS/CS/HB 209, CS/CS/CS/SB 230, CS/HB 309*, SB 378, CS/CS/CS/SB 474, CS/CS/SB 500, CS/CS/HB 607*, SB 692, CS/CS/SB 698, CS/CS/CS/HB 713*, HB 771, SB 926, CS/HB 1059, SB 1084, CS/HB 1193, CS/CS/HB 1255*, CS/HB 1287, CS/SB 1634, CS/CS/HB 7053
456.0721 CS/SB 66, HB 77, CS/CS/CS/HB 115, CS/CS/CS/SB 230, CS/CS/CS/SB 474, CS/CS/CS/HB 713, SB 926, CS/HB 1193
456.074 CS/SB 66, HB 77, CS/CS/CS/HB 115, CS/CS/CS/SB 230, CS/CS/CS/SB 474, CS/CS/SB 698, CS/CS/CS/HB 713, SB 926, CS/HB 1193
1009.95 CS/CS/CS/HB 115

(*) Not the latest version