SB1016
Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program; established, report.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Institutions of higher education; Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program established; report.
Establishes the Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program to address student food insecurity at public institutions of higher education and eligible private institutions of higher education, as defined by the bill. The bill provides that the Program shall be managed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and ... (More) available for participation by public institutions of higher education and eligible private institutions of higher education; however, participation in the Program is optional for such institutions. Under the bill, if a public institution of higher education or eligible private institution of higher education satisfies certain criteria set out in the bill, including creating initiatives on campus to address student food insecurity, it will receive a 'Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry' designation and the Council will award a grant to such institution. Any such institution that receives a grant under the bill is required to utilize the funds to support on-campus efforts and initiatives to eliminate student food insecurity at such institution through the maintenance and operation of the on-campus food pantry established pursuant to the Program. The bill requires the Council to submit a report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education no later than two years after the establishment of the Program. This bill is identical to HB 2240. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104130D
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 25104130D-E
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/07/2025 - House: Assigned Educ sub: Higher Education
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/10/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/11/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/12/2025 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106932D-H1
- 02/14/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/17/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/17/2025 - House: Education Substitute agreed to
- 02/17/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2025 - House: Passed House with substitute (69-Y 27-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1016)
- 02/19/2025 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/19/2025 - House: House requested conference committee
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senators: Roem, Bagby, Durant
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Cousins, Price, Green
- 02/21/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/21/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (70-Y 26-N)
- 02/21/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1016ER)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1016)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 425 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0425)
