Mississippi House Bill 771 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 1 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-01 - Died In Conference
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-106-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Of The Higher Education Legislative Plan (help) Grant To Prescribe Award Minimums Based On Classification And Enrollment Status; To Amend Section 37-106-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Of The Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant Program For The Purpose Of Strengthening Mississippi's Workforce Pipeline; To Provide More Mississippians Access To Affordable Education Pathways For In-demand Careers; To Rename The Program As The "mtag Works Grant Program"; To Establish Eligibility Criteria For Recipients To Qualify For Grant Awards; To Provide For Bonuses For Students Enrolled In Education Programs That Lead To Employment In High-need Or High-demand Field; To Provide The Minimum Student Enrollment To Be Used In Determining Eligibility For Full Tuition For Freshmen And Sophomore Students; And For Related Purposes.

HELP Grant and MTAG Programs; revise level of funding provided to eligible students.

Rep. Donnie Scoggin [R]

2023-03-07 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 89 N: 20 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-01	House	Died In Conference
2023-03-29	House	Recommitted For Further Conf
2023-03-28	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-28	House	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-28	Senate	Recommitted For Further Conf
2023-03-28	House	Recommitted For Further Conf
2023-03-27	House	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-27	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-22	Senate	Conferees Named Parks,Boyd,Williams
2023-03-16	House	Conferees Named Scoggin,Darnell,Oliver
2023-03-10	House	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2023-03-08	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2023-03-07	Senate	Passed As Amended
2023-03-07	Senate	Amended
2023-02-28	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2023-02-28	Senate	DR - TSDPAA: AP To UC
2023-02-23	Senate	DR - TSDPAA: UC To AP
2023-02-15	Senate	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
2023-02-09	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-08	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2023-02-07	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Clark, Huddleston, Scoggin)
2023-02-07	House	Passed As Amended
2023-02-07	House	Amended
2023-02-07	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2023-01-31	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2023-01-31	House	DR - TSDPCS: AP To UC
2023-01-25	House	DR - TSDP: UC To AP
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	106	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	106	75	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0771.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0771IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0771CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0771PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB0771_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB0771_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_02.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB0771_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0360020.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0640055.pdf