HB 5829 Michigan House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Higher education: financial aid; state competitive scholarships; eliminate. Amends secs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 of 1964 PA 208 (MCL 390.972 et seq.) & repeals acts and rescinds rules.

This bill eliminates the Michigan State Competitive Scholarship program by repealing the laws and rules that established it. It removes the requirement for the Higher Education Assistance Authority to hold competitive examinations and instead stops all new awards of these scholarships to students. The legislation also rescinds existing regulations related to the program and prevents any future funding for these specific scholarships.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
House Passage
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
Signed into Law
Dec 2024
Introduced Jun 25, 2024 Signed Dec 31, 2024
Floor votes · House Dec 12, 2024

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Dec 31, 2024
Introduced
filed with Secretary of State 01/17/2025 03:44 PM
lower
Dec 31, 2024
Signed into law
approved by the Governor 01/17/2025 01:54 PM
lower
Dec 31, 2024
Introduced
returned from Senate without amendment
lower
Dec 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 734 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Dec 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
Dec 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
upper
Dec 18, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
Dec 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
Dec 12, 2024
Introduced
title amended
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 452 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
lower
Dec 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
substitute (H-2) adopted
lower
Dec 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
substitute (H-1) adopted
lower
Nov 13, 2024
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Nov 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
lower
Jun 25, 2024
Committee
referred to Committee on Higher Education
lower
Jun 25, 2024
Introduced
introduced by Representative Samantha Steckloff
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Samantha Steckloff
DDemocratic
MI
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