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HB3182 • 2025

Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to administer a grant program to fund basic needs programming.

Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to administer a grant program to fund basic needs programming.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Sosa,, Owens,, Senator Frederick,, Representative Hudson,, Levy B,, McLain,, Neron,, Nosse,, Ruiz,, Senator Campos,, Weber, Representative Andersen,, Chaichi,, Edwards,, Fragala,, Gamba,, Lively,, McDonald,, McIntire,, Munoz,, Nguyen D,, Nguyen H,, Pham H,, Watanabe,, Wright,, Senator Broadman,, Gelser Blouin,, Gorsek,, Meek,, Patterson,, Taylor,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-03-27 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  3. 2025-03-27 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-03-20 House

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-02-13 House

    Public Hearing cancelled.

  7. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

  8. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Tells the HECC to give money to fund basic needs for higher learning students. Creates a task force on student housing to study student housing needs. Directs the HECC to provide grants to certain organizations that help low-income college students with housing. Declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.4).
Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to administer a grant program to fund basic needs programming. Appropriates moneys to the commission to establish the program and award grants for basic needs programming. Sunsets the grant program on January 2, 2027.
Establishes the Task Force on Student Housing to review and make recommendations on policy changes regarding barriers that students in higher education face in accessing affordable housing. Sunsets the task force on January 2, 2027.
Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award grants to nonprofit organizations that provide affordable housing support to low-income students in higher education in this state. Appropriates moneys to the commission for purposes of awarding the grants.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to aid to students in higher education; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In House Committee