BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1556: HS completers/CTC tuition

Expanding tuition waivers for high school completers at community and technical colleges.

Summary

Eliminates the requirement that a student must be 19 years of age or older for governing boards of community and technical colleges to waive all or a portion of high school diploma or certificate course fees.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1556), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 42, Laws of 2025

AN ACT Relating to tuition waivers for high school completers at community and technical colleges;

Passed March 5, 2025

Version voted on: HB 1556

97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	58	0	0	1
Republican	39	0	0	0

How each member voted

Passed April 2, 2025

Version voted on: HB 1556

49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	30	0	0	0
Republican	19	0	0	0

How each member voted

Apr 11, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
Apr 11, 2025Chapter 42, 2025 Laws.
Apr 11, 2025Governor signed.
Apr 8, 2025Delivered to Governor.
Apr 7, 2025President signed.
Apr 4, 2025Speaker signed.
Apr 2, 2025Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
Apr 2, 2025Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Mar 26, 2025Placed on second reading consent calendar.
Mar 14, 2025Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 13, 2025HEWD - Majority; do pass.
Mar 7, 2025First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.
Mar 5, 2025Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
Mar 5, 2025Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Mar 4, 2025Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Feb 13, 2025Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 11, 2025PEW - Majority; do pass.
Feb 11, 2025PEW - Executive action taken by committee.
Jan 23, 2025First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 1556 (2023–24) Property tax rebates · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1556 (2021–22) School athletics/eligibility · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1556 (2019–20) Employment in hospitality · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1556 (2017–18) Imagine license plates · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1556 (2015–16) Adv. college tuition payment · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1556 (2013–14) Cardiac arrest/high schools · Enacted · Chapter 181, Laws of 2013
HB 1556 (2011–12) First-time DUI offenders · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1556 (2009–10) Dock on state aquatic lands · Did not pass · died in committee