| 04/06/2026 | Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0247) | |||
| 04/06/2026 | Approved by Governor-Chapter 247 (effective 7/1/2026) | |||
| 03/25/2026 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 | |||
| House | 03/25/2026 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 | ||
| House | 03/16/2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB971) | ||
| Senate | 03/14/2026 | Signed by President | ||
| House | 03/14/2026 | Signed by Speaker | ||
| House | 03/14/2026 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB971ER) | ||
| House | 03/14/2026 | Enrolled | ||
| Senate | 03/09/2026 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) | ||
| Senate | 03/09/2026 | Read third time | ||
| Senate | 03/06/2026 | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | ||
| Senate | 03/06/2026 | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | ||
| Senate | 03/06/2026 | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) | ||
| Senate | 03/06/2026 | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) | ||
| Senate | 03/06/2026 | Rules suspended | ||
| Senate | 03/05/2026 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) | ||
| Senate | 03/02/2026 | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education | ||
| Senate | 02/18/2026 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health | ||
| Senate | 02/18/2026 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) | ||
| House | 02/17/2026 | Read third time and passed House (93-Y 3-N 0-A) | ||
| House | 02/16/2026 | Read second time and engrossed | ||
| House | 02/13/2026 | Read first time | ||
| House | 02/11/2026 | Reported from Education (19-Y 1-N 1-A) | ||
| House | 02/09/2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB971) | ||
| House | 02/09/2026 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N) | ||
| House | 02/05/2026 | Assigned HED sub: Higher Education | ||
| House | 01/13/2026 | Referred to Committee on Education | ||
| House | 01/13/2026 | Committee Referral Pending | ||
| House | 01/13/2026 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103119D |