VA HB1694 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-31 - Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; annual report on eligibility and usage required. Requires the Department of Veterans Services and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to coordinate to report no later than November 15 of each year to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations (i) the number of qualified survivors and dependents who have been determined to be eligible for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at a public institution of higher education pursuant to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program but have not yet enrolled at such an institution and (ii) the best available estimate of the number of qualified survivors and dependents who are enrolled at each public institution of higher education with a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees pursuant to the Program as of November 1 of the current fall semester.

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Title

Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; annual report on eligibility and usage required.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-01-31 - House - Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-22 - House - Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-20 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-01-31HouseReported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
2025-01-30HouseFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1694)
2025-01-22HouseAssigned Approps sub: Higher Education
2025-01-22HouseCommittee substitute printed 25105492D-H1
2025-01-22HouseIncorporates HB1613(Feggans)
2025-01-22HouseReported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2025-01-20HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
2025-01-17HouseFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1694)
2025-01-16HouseAssigned Educ sub: Higher Education
2025-01-04HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2025-01-04HousePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101714D

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Bill Comments

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