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Mississippi House Universities and Colleges Committee
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committee members
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Jeramey Anderson (D)
C. Scott Bounds (R)
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Randy Boyd (R)
Grace Butler-Washington (D)
Billy Adam Calvert (R)
Carolyn Crawford (R)
Clay Deweese (R)
Jim Estrada (R)
Casey Eure (R)
John Faulkner (D)
Stephanie Foster (D)
W.I. Harris (R)
Josh Hawkins (R)
Vice Chair
Gregory Holloway (D)
Celeste Hurst (R)
Lataisha Jackson (D)
Steve Lott (R)
Kent McCarty (R)
Missy McGee (R)
Dana McLean (R)
Rob Roberson (R)
Robert Sanders (D)
Noah Sanford (R)
Chair
Donnie Scoggin (R)
Cheikh Taylor (D)
Lance Varner (R)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB3 | Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation; revise composition of to ensure adequate representation. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/10/2025 |
| HB81 | Community and junior colleges; authorize boards of trustees to reduce or waive out-of-state tuition for certain students. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB96 | IHLs and community and junior colleges; increase spending authority on repair, renovations and improvement projects to $10,000,000.00. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB99 | IHL Board; delete repealer on authority to oversee certain construction projects funded by state general obligation bonds. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB160 | IHL; require board to conduct a review of tenured professors every five years. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB273 | "2025 Mississippi Youthbuild Pilot Program Act"; create with programs at Coahoma and Jones County Community Colleges. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB341 | "Mississippi Promise Scholarship Act of 2025"; establish to provide tuition assistance for community college attendance. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB344 | Public universities and colleges; require to have epinephrine auto-injectors and AEDs in every building on campus. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB354 | Community and junior colleges; waive all tuition and costs for graduates of Mississippi high schools. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB382 | Former Collegiate Athlete Scholarship Program; create to attract former athletes back to school for teaching degree. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB384 | State institutions of higher learning; create grant program to assist with endowments to recruit and employ certain professors. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB432 | Tuition waiver; provide for certain foster and adopted children and wards of the state to attend a state-supported IHL. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB447 | Military education credits and certifications; require IHL, MCCB and SWIB to develop policy for acceptance of. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB451 | Universities and colleges; require to provide mental health assessments to members of school athletic teams. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB527 | Universities and colleges; require to allow MS residents to register for classes before nonresident students. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB582 | In-state tuition; provide that 12 months of residency in MS shall constitute eligibility for. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| HB628 | MTAG; revise and rename as the MS Resident Tuition Assistance and Workforce Acceleration Grant Program to expand access to certain student populations. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| HB629 | University of Mississippi; authorize to enter into long-term lease for public-private partnership for development of university property. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| HB642 | Construction of prefabricated buildings; authorize procurement and construction of at Alcorn State University. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| HB687 | Spouse and children of first responders killed in the line of duty; provide scholarship for attendance at postsecondary institutions. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| HB814 | HELP Grant; remove core curriculum requirement certification and revise family size and income for Pell eligibility. | Dead | 01/16/2025 |
| HB897 | Dual enrollment; bring forward provisions relating to for possible amendment. | Dead | 01/17/2025 |
| HB910 | Dual credit courses; revise where they may be taken in certain situations. | Dead | 01/17/2025 |
| HB941 | Nonresident veterans; clarify eligibility criteria for purpose of receiving in-state tuition rates equivalent to residents. | Dead | 01/17/2025 |
| HB969 | IHL Board; extend repealer on authority to oversee certain construction projects funded by state general obligation bonds. | Dead | 01/17/2025 |
| HB1086 | University of Mississippi; authorize to enter into long-term lease for public-private partnership for development of university property. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1179 | State-supported postsecondary educational institutions; prohibit spending on DEI initiatives. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1224 | ST: Alcorn State University; authorize reclassification of property used as the president's dwelling from commercial to residential status. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1226 | Universities and community/junior colleges; waive tuition for children, spouses, widows and widowers of certain veterans. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1246 | "Requiring Efficiency For Our College and Universities System (REFOCUS) Act"; create to establish task force and to curtail discriminatory indoctrination. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1279 | Mississippi Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) Promise Grant Program; create. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1605 | Mississippi Safe Dormitories Act; establish. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| SB2216 | IHL; remove date of repeal. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/14/2025 |
| SB2220 | Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act; enact. | Dead | 02/18/2025 |
| SB2221 | Campus safety; require institutions of higher learning to review safety procedures concerning student living accommodations. | Dead | 02/18/2025 |
| SB2444 | Tuition for certain veterans to attend universities or community colleges; establish program for combat veterans. | Dead | 02/13/2025 |
| SB2514 | Mississippi Nursing Instruction Grant Program; create. | Dead | 02/14/2025 |
| SB2517 | "MS Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act" and "Uniform Athletes Agent Act"; bring forward. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/14/2025 |
| SB2518 | Universities and colleges; increase certain college renovation funds and require IHL board to develop PPP policies. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/10/2025 |
| SB2519 | Public-private partnerships; allow IHL board to lease on behalf of the University of Mississippi. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/10/2025 |
| SB2523 | Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation; update membership. | Dead | 02/14/2025 |
| SB2524 | Board Certified Behavior Analyst Loan Repayment Program; create. | Dead | 02/14/2025 |
| SB2525 | Cosmetology and barbering; technical amendments. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/17/2025 |
| SB2526 | Yellow Ribbon Program funds; allow nonresident veterans to fully participate and receive. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/17/2025 |
| SB2527 | Mississippi Resident Promise Grant Program; create to provide financial assistance to community college students. | Dead | 02/17/2025 |
| SB2530 | Certain mental health trainings and support services; require community colleges and public universities to provide. | Dead | 02/14/2025 |