l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 353

In-state tuition; provide that 12 months of residency in MS shall constitute eligibility for.

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 37-103-7, 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

Its course

January 8 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 8 to Feb 3 · stopped26 days

Universities and CollegesJan 8 to Feb 3 · stopped26 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 8 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 8Referred 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 8Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives