Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; residency requirements. (HB576)

Introduced By

Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach) with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton), Del. Jeff Campbell (R-Marion), Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland), Del. Rob Krupicka (D-Alexandria), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; residency requirements. Deems certain surviving spouses and dependents of military service eligible for the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program if the service member through whom they claim eligibility (i) has had a physical presence in Virginia for at least five years immediately prior to the date on which the admission application to the public institution of higher education was submitted; (ii) had a physical presence in Virginia on the date of his death and for at least five years immediately prior to his death; (iii) is deceased and the surviving parent of the qualifying child has had a physical presence in Virginia for at least five years immediately prior to the date on which the admission application to the public institution of higher education was submitted; and (iv) is deceased and the surviving spouse has had a physical presence in Virginia for at least five years prior to the date on which the admission application was submitted by the qualified spouse. Current law requires bona fide domiciliary status in Virginia in these circumstances. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/07/2014Committee
01/07/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101186D
01/07/2014Referred to Committee on Education
01/10/2014Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
01/22/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB576)
01/23/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB576)
02/04/2014Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
02/04/2014Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
02/05/2014Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2014Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/07/2014Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2014Read first time
02/10/2014Read second time and engrossed
02/11/2014Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/11/2014VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2014Constitutional reading dispensed
02/12/2014Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/20/2014Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2014Rereferred to Finance
02/25/2014Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
02/27/2014Read third time
02/27/2014Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
03/04/2014Enrolled
03/04/2014Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB576ER)
03/04/2014Signed by Speaker
03/06/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB576ER)
03/07/2014Signed by President
04/06/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 657 (effective 7/1/14)
04/06/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0657)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 53 seconds.