HB 5170 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING FEES CHARGED BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

HB 5170 prohibits state institutions of higher education from charging students fees that aren't part of tuition or room/board costs, and requires all fees to be disclosed before enrollment deposits are paid. It also mandates that institutions return unspent meal plan funds to students at the end of each academic semester. The bill directly affects all students enrolled at public colleges and universities in the state, ensuring greater transparency and refunds for unused meal plan balances. It takes effect on July 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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Proposed Bill → Committee Bill · 3 edits

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The bill was renumbered from a Proposed Bill to a Committee Bill, indicating it has been reviewed by the legislature. The core policy language regarding fee prohibitions and meal plan fund returns remains substantively the same, though the formatting and structure were updated to comply with committee markup standards.

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Bill title changed from 'Proposed Bill No. 5170' to 'Committee Bill No. 5170' with updated Legislative Committee Office (LCO) number from 1159 to 4630, reflecting committee review status.

Formatting and structure were updated to include standard committee markup conventions, including a new effective date section and revised statement of purpose formatting.

Removed original line numbering and formatting from the proposed bill text, replacing with committee bill standard numbering.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Higher Education and Employment Advancement

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Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

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Jan 14, 2025

Committee

REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Higher Education and Employment Advancement

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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors