2025 Regular SessionConnecticut Legislature

SB00005: An Act Concerning Higher Education Affordability And Accountability.

Legislative Summary

To require (1) need-based grants under the Roberta B. Willis Scholarship program to be equal to four thousand five hundred dollars per student, and (2) the Office of Higher Education to disburse grants under the Roberta B. Willis Scholarship program not later than the academic semester preceding the academic semester in which such grants are to be awarded to eligible students.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Referred to Joint Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement
Senate
1/16/2025
Vote to Draft
Senate
2/11/2025
Drafted by Committee
Senate
2/13/2025
Referred to Joint Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement
Senate
2/14/2025
Public Hearing 02/20
Senate
2/27/2025
Joint Favorable Substitute
Senate
3/5/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
3/14/2025
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/19/25 5:00 PM
Senate
3/20/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
3/20/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate
3/20/2025
Senate Calendar Number 128
Senate
3/20/2025
File Number 164
Senate
5/1/2025
Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
Senate
5/5/2025
Joint Favorable
Senate
5/6/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
5/6/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
5/7/2025
No New File by Committee on Appropriations
Senate
5/7/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate
5/8/2025
Referred by Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
Senate
5/8/2025
Immediate Transmittal
Senate
5/12/2025
Joint Favorable
Senate
5/12/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
5/12/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
5/13/2025
No New File by Committee on Appropriations
Senate
5/13/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate
5/14/2025
Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 7932
Senate
5/14/2025
Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
Senate
5/16/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
House of Representatives
5/16/2025
House Calendar Number 600
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Schedule A LCO# 7932 (J)

Senate Schedule A LCO# 7932 (J)

5/14/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Roll Call Vote 160
5/14/2025
35
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
5/12/2025
38
Yea
16
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
5/5/2025
38
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
HED Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
2/27/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HED Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft)
1/16/2025
0
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(5/14/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text5/13/202594.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text5/7/202593.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/20/202593.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/11/202599.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/202543.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/15/2025101.8 KB
Analysis
Analysis5/15/202542.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/14/2025101.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/20/202588.8 KB
Analysis
Analysis3/20/202540.7 KB