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 --Temporarily Postponed
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/30/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Education Postsecondary (HE)
- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (AHE)
- Rules (RC)
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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 --Temporarily Postponed
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SB 720, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/3/2025 at 11:09 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Education Postsecondary (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)
Education Postsecondary (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf)
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (Pre-Meeting) 2/4/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 7038 (c1) Education Education Postsecondary Compare Last Action: 2/19/2026 S CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/13/2026 4:00 PM Education Postsecondary 6 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 1009.21 Determination of resident status for tuition purposes. Page 1 (pdf)