In the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee since February 24, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5159
AN ACT FUNDING JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require the Office of Higher Education to establish a journalism fellowship program to fund not fewer than twelve journalism fellowship positions at local news organizations.
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
Sponsor
3 co-sponsors
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 11 to February 26, 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 action7 actions on 5 days
In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 11
Higher Education and Employment Advancement CommitteeFeb 11 to Feb 2413 days
Appropriations CommitteeFrom Feb 24
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 – Feb 24
- Feb 11Introduced and sent to Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
- Feb 13Heard in Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
- Feb 24Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Appropriations Committee
All 7 actions, as published
- Feb 11REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 13PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Feb 24Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
- Feb 25FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Feb 25RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Feb 25FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
- Feb 26FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate