l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 664

Tuition; waive at universities and colleges for children of veterans killed in the line of duty.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Universities and Colleges Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE WAIVER OF TUITION, REQUIRED FEES AND HOUSING COSTS AT THE STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES FOR THE CHILDREN OF DECEASED VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WHO WERE KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY; TO REQUIRE APPLICATIONS FOR A WAIVER TO INCLUDE DOCUMENTATION CONCERNING THE DECEASED VETERAN'S DEATH; TO PROVIDE THAT TUITION MAY BE WAIVED FOR BOTH FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME STUDENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING SHALL BE THE ADMINISTERING AGENCY OF THE TUITION WAIVER PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

18 co-sponsors

Wanda Jennings, Eugene Forrest Hamilton, Jerry R. Turner, Jack Gadd, Dannie Reed, Dirk D. Dedeaux, Brian Aldridge, Chuck Espy, Joe C. Gardner, Stephen A. Horne, Omeria Scott, Bryant W. Clark, Warner F. McBride, Rita Martinson, Mary Ann Stevens, Russ Nowell, Ken Morgan, Mark DuVall

Its course

February 1 to March 18, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action10 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 1 to Feb 2625 days

Military AffairsFeb 1 to Feb 1817 days

Universities and CollegesFeb 18 to Feb 191 day

Military AffairsFeb 19 to Feb 190 days

In the SenateFeb 26 to Mar 18 · stopped21 days

Veterans and Military AffairsMar 3 to Mar 118 days

Universities and CollegesMar 11 to Mar 18 · stopped7 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 1 – Feb 26

  1. Feb 1Referred to the House committees on Military Affairs and on Universities and Colleges
  2. Feb 18Reported as a committee substitute from MA to UC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 19Reported as a committee substitute from UC to MA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Feb 26Committee substitute adopted in the House
  6. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 28 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 28Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 3Referred to the Senate committees on Veterans and Military Affairs and on Universities and Colleges
  3. Mar 11Reported from VM to UC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 18Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Feb 1Referred To Military Affairs;Universities and CollegesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 18DR - TSDPCS: MA To UCHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 19DR - TSDPCS: UC To MAHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 19Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 26Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 26PassedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 28Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 3Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs;Universities and CollegesSenate
  9. Mar 11DR - TSDP: VM To UCSenate
  10. Mar 18Died In CommitteeSenate