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SB646Introduced in the Senate

Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.

Passed

Introduced by Royce West, District 23

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.

Where it stands

Effective on 9/1/25

June 22, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Laid out as postponed business RV#3941 · May 28, 2025

75

Yes

58

No

17

Absent or Not Voting

150 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Gary Vandeaver1Yes
Brent Money2No
Cecil Bell3No
Keith Bell4No
Cole Hefner5No
Daniel Alders6No
Jay Dean7No
Cody Harris8Absent
Trent Ashby9No
Brian Harrison10No

Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  2. Filed

  3. Read first time

  4. Referred to Education K-16

  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. Considered in public hearing

  7. Testimony taken in committee

  8. Left pending in committee

  9. Considered in public hearing

  10. Vote taken in committee

  11. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  12. Committee report printed and distributed

  13. Corrected comm. report printed & distributed

  14. Co-author authorized

  15. Placed on intent calendar

  16. Co-author authorized

  17. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  18. Record vote

  19. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  20. Record vote

  21. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  22. Record vote

  23. Read 3rd time

  24. Passed

  25. Record vote

  26. Reported engrossed

  27. Received from the Senate

  28. Read first time

  29. Referred to Higher Education

  30. Posting rule suspended

  31. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. Considered in public hearing

  33. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  34. Left pending in committee

  35. Considered in formal meeting

  36. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  37. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  38. Committee report distributed

  39. Committee report sent to Calendars

  40. Considered in Calendars

  41. Placed on General State Calendar

  42. Read 2nd time

  43. Postponed 5/20/25 3:30 PM

  44. Laid out as postponed business

  45. Postponed 5/20/25 5:00 PM

  46. Laid out as postponed business

  47. Postponed 5/21/25 4:15 PM

  48. Laid out as postponed business

  49. Postponed 5/22/25 2:00 PM

  50. Laid out as postponed business

  51. Postponed 5/24/25 2:00 PM

  52. Laid out as postponed business

  53. Postponed 5/27/25 10:00 AM

  54. Laid out as postponed business

  55. Passed to 3rd reading

  56. Record vote RV#3684

  57. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  58. Read 3rd time

  59. Postponed 5/28/25 5:00 PM

  60. Rules suspended

  61. Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  62. Laid out as postponed business

  63. Passed

  64. Record vote RV#3941

  65. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  66. House passage reported

  67. Reported enrolled

  68. Signed in the Senate

  69. Signed in the House

  70. Sent to the Governor

  71. Signed by the Governor

  72. Effective on 9/1/25

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