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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2062 Modifies Higher Education Resident Tuition Eligibility
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Wick Thomas
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri HB 2062 allows individuals who graduated from a Missouri high school or home school to qualify for in-state tuition, fees, and admission at state-funded higher education institutions regardless of immigration status, provided they sign a written agreement to regularize their status when eligible. The bill prohibits state-funded institutions from denying admittance based solely on immigration status and keeps submitted admission information confidential. Additionally, the measure removes s from statutory restrictions concerning public benefit eligibility for individuals unlawfully present in the United States.
Changes tuition classification rules and admission criteria at state-funded colleges and universities for students who attended Missouri high schools without regard to their citizenship status.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Missouri higher education institutions receiving state funds
Institutions must treat qualifying high school graduates as Missouri residents for tuition, fees, and admission, maintain the confidentiality of collected admission data, and refrain from denying admittance based solely on immigration status.
Students graduating from Missouri high schools
Students who meet high school graduation requirements in the state become eligible to be deemed Missouri residents for tuition and admission purposes regardless of immigration status, subject to signing a status regularization agreement.
Key Facts
- State-funded Missouri higher education institutions must deem an individual a Missouri resident for tuition, fees, and admission if the individual graduated from a public, private, or home high school in Missouri or received an equivalent diploma in the state.
- Individuals who are not citizens or permanent residents must provide a written agreement to regularize their status when eligible to qualify for resident tuition and admission.
- State-funded higher education institutions are prohibited from denying admittance to an individual based solely on their immigration status if they satisfy the high school graduation and agreement requirements.
- Information collected during admission under this section must remain confidential.
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- The definition of 'public benefit' under section 208.009 is modified to exclude postsecondary education public benefits.
- Sections 173.1110 and 208.009, RSMo, are repealed and replaced with section 174.820 and the updated section 208.009.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who qualifies for in-state tuition and admission under HB 2062?
Can a state-funded college in Missouri deny admission based solely on immigration status?
Is admission information collected under this provision kept private?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Exclusion of Postsecondary Benefits from Public Benefit Restrictions
The measure amends section 208.009 to explicitly exclude postsecondary education public benefits from the restrictions placed on public benefits for individuals unlawfully present in the United States.
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0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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