l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1519

Higher Education Legislative Plan Grant Program; revise students eligible for assistance.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Universities and Colleges Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A GRANT UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION LEGISLATIVE PLAN GRANT PROGRAM IF THE STUDENT IS A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, IS CURRENTLY ENROLLED AS A FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AT AN ELIGIBLE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF FORTY-FIVE SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS AT AN ACCREDITED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING, HAS MAINTAINED A MINIMUM CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3.5 ON A 4.0 SCALE AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION AND RENEWAL AND MEETS ALL OTHER NON-ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION LEGISLATIVE PLAN GRANT 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

Its course

January 19 to February 3, 2026, 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 RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Universities and CollegesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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 Jan 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations A
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives