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A bill for an act providing for investment by regents institutions in certified innovation funds and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3180.) Vetoed 6-2-26.

Vetoed

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Official description

A bill for an act providing for investment by regents institutions in certified innovation funds and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3180.) Vetoed 6-2-26.

Where it stands

Vetoed by Governor. S.J. 1037.

June 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Shall the bill pass? · May 2, 2026

39

Yes

5

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

50 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Catelin Drey1Yes
Jeff Taylor2Yes
Lynn Evans3Yes
Tim Kraayenbrink4Yes
Dave Rowley5Absent
Jason Schultz6Yes
Kevin Alons7Yes
Mark Costello8Yes
Tom Shipley9Yes
Dan Dawson10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 360.

  2. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 364.

  3. Amendment S-5082 filed. S.J. 526.

  4. Amendment S-5082 withdrawn. S.J. 543.

  5. Amendment S-5091 filed, adopted. S.J. 544.

  6. Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. S.J. 544.

  7. Immediate message. S.J. 545.

  8. Message from Senate. H.J. 635.

  9. Read first time, referred to Higher Education. H.J. 639.

  10. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 686.

  11. Committee vote: Yeas, 7. Nays, 4. H.J. 686.

  12. Placed on calendar. H.J. 686.

  13. Amendment H-8232 filed. H.J. 689.

  14. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760.

  15. Amendment H-8270 filed. H.J. 766.

  16. Fiscal note.

  17. Amendment H-8270 to amendment H-8232 adopted. H.J. 782.

  18. Amendment H-8232 adopted, as amended. H.J. 782.

  19. Passed House, yeas 55, nays 37. H.J. 782.

  20. Immediate message. H.J. 783.

  21. Message from House, with amendment S-5149. S.J. 687.

  22. Fiscal note.

  23. Senate concurred with S-5149. S.J. 1003.

  24. Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 5. S.J. 1004.

  25. Immediate message. S.J. 1004.

  26. Message from Senate. H.J. 1139.

  27. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.

  28. Fiscal note.

  29. Vetoed by Governor. S.J. 1037.

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