Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Universities and Colleges Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 982
In-state tuition; provide that 12 months of residency in MS shall constitute eligibility for.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-103-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTENDING A STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING OR COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE SHALL BE A MINIMUM PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-103-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY STUDENT WHO HAS RESIDED IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS, OR WHO HAS RECEIVED A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FROM A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THE STATE UPON EVIDENCING THAT HE OR SHE COMPLETED THE FINAL SCHOLASTIC YEAR ENROLLED THEREIN IN THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING HIS OR HER ENROLLMENT IN A STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING OR COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE SHALL BE CONSIDERED A RESIDENT FOR PURPOSES OF IN-STATE TUITION; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 6 to March 5, 2024, 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 House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Mar 5 · stopped28 days
Universities and CollegesFeb 6 to Mar 5 · stopped28 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 6 – Mar 5
- Feb 6Referred to the House committee on Universities and Colleges
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 6Referred To Universities and CollegesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives