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SB 720: Resident Status for Tuition Purposes

GENERAL BILL by Osgood

Resident Status for Tuition Purposes; Providing that a person may not lose his or her resident status for tuition purposes due to incarceration, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/30/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Postsecondary (HE)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (AHE)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/3/2025 Senate • Filed
12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
• Introduced
1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
1/30/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Building