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HB2123

Students; eligibility for in-state tuition.

Status:
Passed

Chief Patron:
Alfonso Lopez (D)

Session:
2021 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Public institutions of higher education; certain students; financial assistance programs.

Provides that students who meet the criteria to be deemed eligible for in-state tuition regardless of their citizenship or immigration status shall be afforded the same educational benefits, including financial assistance programs administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the State Board for Community Colleges, or a public institution of higher education, as any other individual who is eligible for in-state tuition. The bill directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in coordination with institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of August 1, 2022, and is identical to SB 1387. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/12/2021 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102859D
  • 01/12/2021 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
  • 01/15/2021 - House: Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
  • 01/20/2021 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 01/20/2021 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
  • 01/20/2021 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 01/21/2021 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2123)
  • 01/25/2021 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
  • 01/25/2021 - House: Committee substitute printed 21103245D-H1
  • 01/25/2021 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 01/25/2021 - House: Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
  • 01/26/2021 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2123H1)
  • 01/27/2021 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
  • 01/27/2021 - House: Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 6-N)
  • 01/28/2021 - House: Read first time
  • 01/29/2021 - House: Read second time
  • 01/29/2021 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 21103245D-H1
  • 01/29/2021 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2123H1
  • 02/01/2021 - House: Read third time and passed House (58-Y 42-N)
  • 02/01/2021 - House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/02/2021 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/02/2021 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/05/2021 - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/11/2021 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 6-N)
  • 02/11/2021 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
  • 02/16/2021 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N)
  • 02/16/2021 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
  • 02/17/2021 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/17/2021 - Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/22/2021 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/22/2021 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2123ER)
  • 02/22/2021 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2123ER)
  • 02/22/2021 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/24/2021 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/25/2021 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
  • 02/25/2021 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
  • 03/12/2021 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 107 (effective 8/1/22)
  • 03/12/2021 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0107)

Full text and vote history:

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