Virginia Promise to Veterans Act; established, admissions for eligible veteran applicants, report. (HB1890)
Introduced By
Del. Anne Ferrell Tata (R-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patrons Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean), and Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Public institutions of higher education; guaranteed admission for certain veterans; report. Requires the governing board of each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth to provide for the guaranteed admission of any eligible veteran applicant, defined in the bill as any applicant who (i) is a veteran member of the uniformed services, (ii) is permanently and totally disabled as a result of his active duty service in the uniformed services, and (iii) (a) graduated from a high school in the Commonwealth or (b) graduated from a high school in a state other than the Commonwealth and served in the uniformed services while assigned to a location in the Commonwealth. The bill also requires each public institution of higher education to submit an annual report to the General Assembly on or before December 31 of each year detailing certain information relating to veteran applicants and enrollees. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2023 | Committee |
| 01/10/2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101015D |
| 01/10/2023 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 01/24/2023 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1890) |
| 01/26/2023 | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education |
| 01/30/2023 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/30/2023 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) |
| 01/30/2023 | Committee substitute printed 23105007D-H1 |
| 01/30/2023 | Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2023 | Read first time |
| 02/02/2023 | Read second time |
| 02/02/2023 | Committee substitute agreed to 23105007D-H1 |
| 02/02/2023 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1890H1 |
| 02/02/2023 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1890H1) |
| 02/03/2023 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/03/2023 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2023 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/06/2023 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/09/2023 | Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/09/2023 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 02/14/2023 | Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |