l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2444

Tuition for certain veterans to attend universities or community colleges; establish program for combat veterans.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Universities and Colleges Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-41, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO ESTABLISH A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FUNDED BY LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION UNDER WHICH CERTAIN VETERANS SHALL RECEIVE FREE TUITION AT STATE-SUPPORTED UNIVERSITIES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES BASED ON ONE MONTH FREE TUITION FOR EACH MONTH SERVED DURING A QUALIFYING PERIOD; TO ESTABLISH THE COMBAT VETERAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY; 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

9 co-sponsors

Jason Barrett, Joseph M. Seymour, Jeremy England, Daniel H. Sparks, Nicole Boyd, Tyler McCaughn, Michael McLendon, Rod Hickman, Reginald Jackson

Its course

January 20 to March 4, 2025, 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 7 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 718 days

Veterans and Military AffairsJan 20 to Jan 3010 days

Universities and CollegesJan 30 to Feb 34 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 7 to Mar 4 · stopped25 days

Universities and CollegesFeb 13 to Mar 4 · stopped19 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 20 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committees on Veterans and Military Affairs and on Universities and Colleges
  2. Jan 30Reported as a committee substitute from VM to UC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  4. Feb 7Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 10 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 10Sent to the House
  2. Feb 13Referred to the House committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations A
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs;Universities and CollegesSenate
  2. Jan 30DR - TSDPCS: VM To UCSenate
  3. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  4. Feb 7Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  5. Feb 7PassedSenate
  6. Feb 10Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 13Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives