l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 755

Community colleges; authorize boards of trustees to waive out-of-state tuition to certain students upon agreement to remain in the state.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Universities and Colleges Committee on June 9, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-103-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF THE COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES TO APPROVE INSTITUTION SPECIFIC POLICIES PERMITTING THE WAIVER OF OUT-OF-STATE TUITION FOR STUDENTS WHO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO REMAIN A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AFTER RECEIVING HIS OR HER ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE; 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

Its course

February 10 to June 9, 2020, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 524 days

Universities and CollegesFeb 10 to Feb 2616 days

In the SenateMar 5 to Jun 9 · stopped96 days

Universities and CollegesMay 12 to Jun 9 · stopped28 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 10 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 10Referred to the House committee on Universities and Colleges
  2. Feb 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 5Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 5 – Jun 9

  1. Mar 5Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Huddleston and Scoggin)
  2. Mar 10Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. May 12Referred to the Senate committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations
  5. Jun 9Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 10Referred To Universities and CollegesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 26Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 5PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 5Motion to Reconsider Entered (Huddleston, Scoggin)House of Representatives
  5. Mar 10Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. May 12Referred To Universities and Colleges;AppropriationsSenate
  8. Jun 9Died In CommitteeSenate