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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5158

AN ACT PROHIBITING SCHOLARSHIP DISPLACEMENT.

In the House of Representatives since February 11, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To prohibit an institution of higher education from reducing the amount of financial aid awarded to a student as result of such student receiving a scholarship.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

12 co-sponsors

Eilish Collins Main, Corey P. Paris, Laurie Sweet, Sarah Keitt, Anne M. Hughes, Kadeem Roberts, Gregory Haddad, Savet Constantine, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Aimee Berger-Girvalo, John-Michael Parker, Nick Gauthier

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, Henri Martin

    Its course

    February 11 to March 24, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action9 actions on 5 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 11

    Higher Education and Employment Advancement CommitteeFeb 11 to Mar 1229 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Mar 12

    1. Feb 11Introduced and sent to Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
    2. Feb 13Heard in Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
    3. Mar 12Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee recommended a substitute for it
    All 9 actions, as published
    1. Feb 11REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 13PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 12Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 12FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 18REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 24RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 24FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 24HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 24FILE NO.Both houses