BILL · 2021–22 SESSION
HB 2055: Higher ed. capital grants
Providing capital budget matching grants to independent higher education institutions.
Summary
- Creates a competitive capital budget matching grant program for private, nonprofit higher education institutions.
- Requires that projects must have estimated costs of not less than $2 million and must construct or improve facilities that are primarily for instructional purposes.
- Requires institutions receiving a grant to provide matching nonstate funding equal to at least 100 percent of the grant award.
- Establishes various project compliance criteria, grant prioritization, and administrative processes.
From the House Bill Report (HB 2055), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
- IntroducedJan 20, 2022
- Out of committeeFeb 7, 2022
- Passed Housestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mike Steele (R-12)
- Introduced
- January 20, 2022 in the House
- Last action
- February 7, 2022
- Companion bill
- SB 5958
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to capital budget matching grants to independent higher education institutions;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mike Steele (R-12)
5 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- CB - Executive action taken by committee.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- Minority; do not pass.
- CB - Majority; do pass.
- Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- First reading, referred to Capital Budget.
HB 2055 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 2055 (2025–26) State revenue limit
- HB 2055 (2023–24) Gambling diversion court
- HB 2055 (2019–20) Elk management pilot project
- HB 2055 (2017–18) Traffic lane merge education
- HB 2055 (2015–16) Ballot measure statements
- HB 2055 (2013–14) Consumer protection actions
- HB 2055 (2011–12) Taxpayer accountability
- HB 2055 (2009–10) Global affairs centers