TO ALLOW DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN VETERANS TO RECEIVE TUITION WAIVERS TO PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THIS STATE; AND TO CAP THE AMOUNT OF THE TUITION WAIVER FOR DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN VETERANS.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Apr 6, 2021
Signed Apr 28, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2021 · House Apr 14, 2021
How they voted
33–2
Passed
Total votes 35
Apr 23, 2021
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 28, 2021
Signed into law
Notification that HB1879 is now Act 988
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned From the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cameron Cooper
RRepublican
P
Missy Irvin
RRepublican
Co
Brandt Smith
RRepublican
Co
Bruce Cozart
RRepublican
Co
Mark Berry
RRepublican
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