Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3534
Provides for a waiver of tuition, fees and the cost of textbooks for veterans and the children of veterans from eligible post-secondary institutions.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act adds certain schools and hands-on programs to the tuition program for veterans and their children. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Provides for a waiver of tuition, fees and the cost of textbooks for veterans and the children of veterans from eligible post-secondary institutions. Includes community colleges and apprenticeship programs that are partnered with community colleges as eligible post-secondary institutions. Prohibits the amount of tuition that is waived for qualified students from being reduced by the amount of specified student aid received by the qualified students. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 11 to June 27, 2025, 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 action7 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Jun 27 · stopped136 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 11 to Feb 121 day
EducationFeb 12 to Mar 2036 days
Higher Education and Workforce DevelopmentMar 20 to Jun 27 · stopped99 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 11 – Jun 27
- Feb 11Introduced
- Feb 12Sent to Education
- Mar 17Heard in Education
- Mar 20Education reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Higher Education and Workforce Development
- Sent to Higher Education and Workforce Development
- Mar 25Heard in Higher Education and Workforce Development
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Feb 11First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 12Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Mar 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Mar 20Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Mar 20Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Mar 25Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives