EDUCATION – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding public university president searches and to revise provisions regarding certain records.

Signed by Governor on 02/23/26 Session Law Chapter 3 Effective: 02/23/2026

Reported delivered to Governor at 3:15 p.m. on 02/18/26

Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker

Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling

Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-1-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias(Carlson), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – GannonAbsent – Green, Tanner(14)Floor Sponsor - PetzkeTitle apvd - to Senate

U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

Read First Time, Referred to Education

Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – WoodwardFloor Sponsor - Den HartogTitle apvd - to House

Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading

Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading

Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended

Amendments reported printed

Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment

Reported out without recommendation, as amended

Placed in the Committee of the Whole

Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment

Reported Printed; referred to Education

Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing