Allow Hathaway scholarship recipients to receive awards as lump sums instead of annual distributions.
AN ACT relating to the Hathaway scholarship program; amending award timing for the Hathaway scholarship program; amending eligibility requirements as specified; eliminating satisfactory academic progress requirements; eliminating continuous enrollment requirements; eliminating minimum credit hour requirements; amending the calculation of scholarship amounts; deleting obsolete language; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; repealing provisions; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsor:
Restructures the Hathaway scholarship program to provide lump sum scholarship amounts instead of per-semester funding and removes satisfactory academic progress, continuous enrollment, and minimum credit hour requirements for ongoing eligibility.
Effective: July 1, 2026
2/23/2026(House)
H COW:Failed 3-51-8-0-0
2/21/2026(House)
H Placed on General File
2/21/2026(House)
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 6-1-2-0-0
2/18/2026(House)
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
2/18/2026(House)
H Received for Introduction
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2/18/2026(Senate)
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-1-0-0
2/17/2026(Senate)
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2/16/2026(Senate)
S COW:Passed
2/13/2026(Senate)
S Placed on General File
2/13/2026(Senate)
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2/9/2026(Senate)
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 22-9-0-0-0
1/14/2026(Senate)
S Received for Introduction
1/5/2026(LSO)
Bill Number Assigned
H COW:Failed 3-51-8-0-0
FailedYea: Andrew, Erickson, Provenza
Nay: Allemand, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, G. Brown, Bratten, L. Brown, Byron, K. Campbell, Chestek, Clouston, Connolly, Filer, Davis, Fornstrom, Geringer, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Harshman, Heiner, Johnson, Jarvis, Knapp, L. Larsen, JT. Larson, Lawley, Locke, Lien, McCann, Nicholas, Ottman, Pendergraft, Posey, Riggins, Rodriguez-Williams, Sherwood, Schmid, Singh, Smith, Storer, Strock, Styvar, Washut, Thayer, Webb, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Wylie, Neiman
Excused: E. Campbell, Hoeft, Kelly, Lucas, Tarver, Wasserburger, Webber, Yin
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 6-1-2-0-0
RecommendedYea: BRATTEN, ERICKSON, GUGGENMOS, STROCK, WILLIAMS, ANDREW
Nay: SINGH
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-1-0-0
Key VotePassedS04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
RecommendedYea: BRENNAN, OLSEN, ROTHFUSS, SCOTT, SCHULER
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 22-9-0-0-0
UnknownYea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Case, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Dockstader, Driskill, Gierau, Jones, Landen, Love, Nethercott, Pappas, Olsen, Rothfuss, Salazar, Schuler, Scott, Biteman
Nay: French, Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Kolb, Laursen, McKeown, Pearson, Steinmetz
Excused: KELLY, LAWLEY
Yea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Crago, Crum, Dockstader, Driskill, French, Gierau, Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Jones, Kolb, Landen, Laursen, Love, McKeown, Nethercott, Olsen, Pappas, Pearson, Rothfuss, Salazar, Schuler, Scott, Biteman
Nay: Case, Steinmetz
Excused: Cooper