2026 Regular Session
HB3551
Higher education; resident tuition; illegal immigrants; SAVE Program verification; effective date
Legislative progress
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Partner positions
Likes
No public reasoning provided.
The State Regents shall verify a student's status as an alien lawfully present in the United States through the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program.
HB3551 functions as an immigration-status verification measure tied specifically to tuition...before granting in-state tuition or certain state-funded higher education benefits...narrows eligibility for taxpayer-subsidized tuition and aligns residency verification with federal immigration status databases.
Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 9, 2026 · House
House: Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee: DO PASS
Passed
8 yea–2 nay
February 17, 2026 · House
House: Appropriations and Budget Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
24 yea–6 nay
Committee referrals
February 3, 2026 · House
Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
February 3, 2026 · House
Appropriations and Budget
Instrument history
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House Emergency removed
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House Authored by Senator Alvord (principal Senate author)
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Hall, Woolley, Hill
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
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House Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee View roll call
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House Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
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House Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
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House Authored by Representative Maynard
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House First Reading