Committees · 2019 Regular Session
Universities and Colleges
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2019 Regular Session.
Bills sent39
2% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out10%
4 of 39; 1 moved on without a report, 34 stopped in committee
Time in committeetoo few to say
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202638 bills
reported 37% · typically 9 days, most 9–12 · 0 amendments · 26 members
202548 bills
reported 33% · typically 10 days, most 7–13 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202445 bills
reported 47% · typically 9 days, most 0–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202333 bills
reported 42% · typically 9 days, most 0–13 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202233 bills
reported 33% · typically 13 days, most 9–13 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202136 bills
reported 39% · typically 9 days, most 0–20 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202042 bills
reported 50% · typically 15 days, most 6–22 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201939 bills
reported 10% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201846 bills
reported 30% · typically 2 days, most 0–7 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201727 bills
reported 11% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201629 bills
reported 17% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201540 bills
reported 40% · typically 1 day, most 0–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201451 bills
reported 55% · typically 4 days, most 0–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201343 bills
reported 26% · typically 9 days, most 7–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201235 bills
reported 34% · typically 2 days, most 0–5 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201142 bills
reported 48% · typically 9 days, most 2–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201042 bills
reported 31% · typically 8 days, most 2–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
200935 bills
reported 31% · typically 9 days, most 8–16 · 0 amendments · 0 members
200827 bills
reported 33% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2019 Regular Session, newest first.
39 bills
Senate Bill 2049 · College tuition; spouses and children of U.S. Armed Forces members may keep in-state residency classification throughout enrollment.
Sent February 19, 2019 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2053 · Institutions of higher learning/community colleges; require the award of educational credits for military training or service.
Sent February 19, 2019 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2732 · Student Financial Aid; repeal discontinued grant and forgivable loan programs.
Sent February 19, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 14 days
Senate Bill 2737 · Proprietary schools; revise provisions related to surety bonds and permits.
Sent February 19, 2019 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2749 · State Board for Community and Junior Colleges; revise the qualifications for board members.
Sent February 19, 2019 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 781 · Welfare Policy Institute within the IHL Board; repeal.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 821 · Mississippi Student-Athlete Differential Scholarship and Grant Program; establish to require universities and colleges to cover remainder of tuition for student-athletes.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 888 · "Mississippi National Guard Scholarship Program"; establish to provide last dollar financial assistance to state institutions of higher learning.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 890 · Commission on College Accreditation; enumerate certain powers and transfer authority over correspondence courses to.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 959 · MS Community College Board; implement Mississippi Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (MI-BEST) on statewide basis.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 960 · MS Statewide Open Source Software Law; create to incentivize development of software at colleges for use by state agencies.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 966 · Tuition; waive at universities and colleges for children of Mississippi service members killed in action.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 978 · Community colleges; authorize boards of trustees to approve certain policies permitting out-of-state tuition waivers.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1024 · Tuition; provide scholarships to attend college for children of certain Mississippi members of the United States Armed Forces.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1057 · Spouses and children of first responders killed in the line of duty; provide scholarship for attendance at post secondary institution.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1118 · IHLs and community colleges; require the award of educational credits for military training and service.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1145 · Community colleges; provide for restored mid-level funding for purpose of increasing salaries of certain employees.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1216 · Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration; revise authority to oversee proprietary schools in the state.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1247 · Community college districts boards of trustees; remove requirement for automatic appointment of county superintendent of education to serve on.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Moved on without a report after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1276 · Universities and community/junior colleges; waive tuition for children, spouses, widows and widowers of certain deceased and disabled veterans.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
19 more
House Bill 1333 · Mississippi Tuition Subsidy Forgivable Loan; create.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1346 · Collegiate voters; require each public or private 4-year postsecondary institution to have an on-campus voting precinct.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1467 · Post Secondary educational institutions; require to provide certain information to students upon declaration of a major.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1513 · Postsecondary educational institutions; exempt from provisions of the "Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act."
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1562 · "Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act"; establish.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 729 · Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance; prohibit college or universities from awarding to persons unlawfully present in the United States.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 656 · Mississippi Initiative on HBCUs; create to strengthen capacity of HBCUs to provide highest quality of education.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 478 · Out-of-State tuition; waive for nonresident children of Mississippi emergency service personnel killed in line of duty.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 505 · Teacher Education Scholars Forgivable Loan Program; revise minimum standards of qualifications for.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 563 · Jackson State University; designate as the State of Mississippi's preeminent public urban research university.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 206 · Tuition waiver; provide for certain foster and adopted children and wards of the state to attend a state-supported IHL.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 326 · College tuition; spouses and children of USAF members may keep in-state residency classification throughout enrollment.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 354 · Universities and colleges; require to allow MS residents to register for classes before nonresident students.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 419 · IHL Board; require permanent appointment of alumni from Alcorn State, Jackson State and Mississippi Valley State Universities to.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 420 · Post-secondary funding; provide for restored mid-level funding of community and junior colleges and increase salaries.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 422 · Undocumented students; allow to attend college at in-state tuition rates subject to certain conditions.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 451 · State podiatric forgivable loan program; create.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 72 · "Mississippi Promise Scholarship Act of 2019"; establish to provide tuition assistance for tuition-free community and junior college attendance.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 123 · Universities and colleges; require to provide mental health assessments to members of school athletic teams.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days