Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Higher Education Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 3499
Prohibits public universities from charging tuition or mandatory enrollment fees to resident undergraduate or graduate students.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Prohibits public universities from charging tuition or mandatory enrollment fees to resident undergraduate or graduate students. Prohibits community colleges from charging tuition to students who are residents of community college district. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purpose of eliminating tuition and mandatory enrollment fees. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct study to determine best methods for eliminating governing board at each public university, eliminating bonding authorities of public universities and making commission responsible for direct oversight and management of each public university. Declares legislative finding that it is not in public interest of state for public universities to have independent governing boards and declares study is first step towards making commission responsible for direct oversight and management of each public university no later than 2027-2028 academic year. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 28 to June 25, 2023, 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 action4 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 28 to Jun 25 · stopped117 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 28 to Mar 33 days
Higher EducationMar 3 to Jun 25 · stopped114 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly 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 Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 28 – Jun 25
- Feb 28Introduced
- Mar 3Sent to Higher Education
- Apr 4Heard in Higher Education
- Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
- Feb 28First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 3Referred to Higher Education.House of Representatives
- Apr 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives