Bills / S.B. 220
S.B. 220 Veteran Scholarship Amendments
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would remove the 10-year time limit on graduate tuition waivers for Purple Heart recipients, so they could use the waiver at any point in their lives. It would also raise the cap on the graduate tuition waiver amount from $10,000 to $15,000.
Plain-English summary written by AI from the sponsor’s presentation in committee and on the floor. Check the official text below.
Official description
- removes a provision related to a Purple Heart recipient applying for a graduate program waiver
- increases the limit for a tuition waiver
- makes technical and conforming changes
What it costs you
- The official fiscal note on residents and businesses:
Inasmuch as an individual qualifies for a graduate tuition waiver as a Purple Heart recipient, the individual could see their tuition costs reduced by $5,000 per year beginning in FY27 if they previously qualified and $15,000 per year if they become eligible as a result of this legislation.
From the bill's latest official fiscal note, counting the state's tax funds (General, Income Tax, Education, Uniform School, and Transportation) in the first full budget year after the session. Some bills take effect partway through that year, so later years can be larger; the note shows each year. Household count: U.S. Census Bureau. An average is a starting point, not your bill.
Your legislators on this bill
Enter your address to see what your own representative and senator did on this bill.
Quotes come from the official recordings' automatic captions, which can mishear words. Speakers and summaries are identified by AI and can be wrong. Use the ▶ links to check the recording.
Take action
This bill's session is over, but your legislators still want to hear from you. Ideas that died often come back next year.
Enter your address to get your legislators' contact information and a ready-to-send message about this bill.
Every vote
- 5 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Education Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 3, 2026Who voted how
- 25 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 23, 2026Who voted how
- 25 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 24, 2026Who voted how
- 10 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Government Operations Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 25, 2026Who voted how
- 62 yes, 1 no, 12 absentFinal House vote · Mar 5, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 3, 2026 Senate Education Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (11 turns) →
- Feb 23, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (3 turns) →
- Feb 24, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (4 turns) →
- Feb 25, 2026 House Government Operations Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (27 turns) →
- Mar 5, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (6 turns) →