Students; eligibility for in-state tuition. (HB2123)
Introduced By
Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington) with support from 18 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dawn Adams (D-Richmond), Del. Lashrecse D. Aird (D-Petersburg), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Angelia Williams Graves (D-Norfolk), Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City), Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. David Reid (D-Loudoun), Del. Danica Roem (D-Manassas Park), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Del. Rip Sullivan (D-Arlington), Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
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. Read the Bill »
Status
03/12/2021: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102859D |
01/12/2021 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/15/2021 | Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed |
01/20/2021 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
01/20/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) |
01/20/2021 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
01/21/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2123) |
01/25/2021 | Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21103245D-H1 |
01/25/2021 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
01/25/2021 | Assigned App. sub: Higher Education |
01/26/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2123H1) |
01/27/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N) |
01/27/2021 | Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2021 | Read first time |
01/29/2021 | Read second time |
01/29/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21103245D-H1 |
01/29/2021 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2123H1 |
02/01/2021 | Read third time and passed House (58-Y 42-N) |
02/01/2021 | VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/02/2021 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2021 | Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2021 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
02/16/2021 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2021 | Read third time |
02/17/2021 | Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2021 | Enrolled |
02/22/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2123ER) |
02/22/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2123ER) |
02/22/2021 | Signed by President |
02/24/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021 |
02/25/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
03/12/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 107 (effective 8/1/22) |
03/12/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0107) |