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type: "Bill"
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title: "Upskill Mississippi Grant Program; establish to provide last-dollar tuition assistance at community colleges for certain programs."
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description: "Upskill Mississippi Grant Program; establish to provide last-dollar tuition assistance at community colleges for certain programs."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ms"
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legislature: "Mississippi Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 562"
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citation: "Mississippi HB 562 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Appropriations", "Appropriations A", "Universities and Colleges", "Workforce Development"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bell"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2026-01-13T06:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-04-08T05:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c14c5f1-c759-48a9-9536-fdcd83f0fdaf"
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source_url: "http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Bell_(21st).xml"
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source_hash: "fb6dd11dac012a57374ac2ef5fa3b65f7abe2b4a9c65bfa8edaad281ddb24aaf"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ms"]
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---
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# Mississippi HB 562 (2026) — Upskill Mississippi Grant Program; establish to provide last-dollar tuition assistance at community colleges for certain programs.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0562IN.htm)
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2. **Amendment Report for House Bill No. 562** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB0562.pdf)
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3. **As Passed the lower** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0562PS.htm)
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4. **Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (Voice Vote)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB0562_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
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5. **Current version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0562SG.htm)
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## Votes
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- Adopt Conference Report — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage as Amended — **48–2** (pass) · upper
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- Adopt Conference Report — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bell — primary (person)
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- Hall — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Workforce Development;Appropriations A `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-29T06:00:00+00:00** DR - TSDP: WD To AP
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- **2026-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** DR - TSDP: AP To WD
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- **2026-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
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- **2026-02-10T06:00:00+00:00** Transmitted To Senate `introduction`
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- **2026-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-03T06:00:00+00:00** DR - TSDPAA: UC To AP
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- **2026-03-03T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass As Amended `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed As Amended `passage`
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- **2026-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Returned For Concurrence
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- **2026-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
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- **2026-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Conferees Named Bell (21st),Scoggin,Oliver
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- **2026-03-24T05:00:00+00:00** Conferees Named Boyd,Sparks,McCaughn
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- **2026-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Filed
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- **2026-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Filed
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- **2026-03-31T05:00:00+00:00** Unanimous Consent Granted
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- **2026-03-31T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Adopted
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- **2026-03-31T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Adopted
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- **2026-03-31T05:00:00+00:00** Unanimous Consent Granted
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- **2026-04-02T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
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- **2026-04-02T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
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- **2026-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c14c5f1-c759-48a9-9536-fdcd83f0fdaf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Mississippi legislature records).
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