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SB 2516

Safe Dormitories Act; enact.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Mike Seymour

SB 2516 would allocate a symbolic $2 from General Revenue to the Capital Development Board for FY2026, but it died in committee and contains no dormitory safety provisions.

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Bill Summary · SB 2516

SB 2516 — Safe Dormitories Act; enact. (Introduced version)

Overview / Purpose

SB 2516 is titled the “Safe Dormitories Act; enact.” but, in the text as introduced, it is an appropriations measure that would authorize an appropriation of $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Development Board (CDB) for its ordinary and contingent expenses for Fiscal Year 2026. The bill sets an effective date of July 1, 2025.

The bill did not become law; its listed status is "Died In Committee."

Key provisions

  • Appropriation: $2 (or so much as may be necessary of that amount) is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Development Board for FY 2026 ordinary and contingent expenses.
  • Effective date clause: “This Act takes effect July 1, 2025.”

No other substantive provisions, operational requirements, or statutory changes appear in the introduced text. There is no language concerning dormitory safety, standards, enforcement, funding for universities or colleges, or judiciary-related measures despite the bill title and subject classification.

Who/what would be affected

  • Primary nominal beneficiary: Capital Development Board (administrative appropriation).
  • Practical impact: None meaningful—an appropriation of $2 is effectively symbolic and would not have a practical fiscal impact on CDB operations or on colleges/universities or dormitory safety in the introduced form.
  • Because the bill was not enacted, no actual changes to funding or law occurred.

Legislative status and timeline (as listed)

  • Introduced / First Reading: 02/07/2025 (filed by Sen. Don Harmon)
  • Filed with Secretary of the Senate / Received: 03/13/2025
  • Read first time / Referred to Jurisprudence: 04/03/2025
  • Listed status: Died In Committee (date in record: 02/04/2025)

Note: the sequence of dates in the legislative actions contains inconsistencies (for example, a "Died In Committee" entry dated 02/04/2025 predates the bill’s recorded introduction and other actions). The bill ultimately did not advance to enactment.

Notes and observations

  • Title vs. content mismatch: The bill title suggests legislation addressing dormitory safety, but the introduced text is a minimal appropriation to CDB and contains no substantive “Safe Dormitories” provisions. This pattern is sometimes seen when a bill number/title is reserved as a shell or placeholder and later amended to include substantive language, or when clerical/clerking discrepancies occur.
  • Fiscal significance: None in practice; $2 is a nominal amount and would not materially fund any program.
  • Outcome: Because SB 2516 died in committee, there was no legal effect and no appropriation enacted under this bill.

Related legislation

  • Companion bill: HB 5477 (mentioned as a related/companion measure).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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