Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2026
Tuition-free attendance at any state IHL or community college; authorize for Mississippi residents age 65 or over.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY MISSISSIPPI RESIDENT AGE 65 OR OVER SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP EQUAL TO THE FULL COST OF TUITION AT ANY STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING OR PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH WAIVER SHALL BE ADMINISTERED UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI RESIDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM (MTAG); 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 12 to March 6, 2012, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 12 to Mar 6 · stopped54 days
AppropriationsJan 12 to Mar 6 · stopped54 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 Senate Jan 12 – Mar 6
- Jan 12Referred to the Senate committees on Appropriations and on Universities and Colleges
- Mar 6Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 12Referred To Appropriations;Universities and CollegesSenate
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeSenate