VA HB1138 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman. Establishes the Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman (the Office) within the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. The Office's duties include (i) receiving, reviewing, and attempting to resolve complaints from qualified education loan borrowers; (ii) compiling and analyzing data on such complaints; (iii) assisting qualified education loan borrowers to understand their rights and responsibilities under the terms of qualified education loans; (iv) providing information regarding the problems and concerns of qualified education loan borrowers; (v) analyzing and monitoring the development and implementation of applicable laws and policies; and (vi) disseminating information concerning the availability of the Office to assist qualified education loan borrowers and any other participant in qualified education loan lending with qualified education loan servicing concerns. The Office is further required to establish and maintain a qualified education loan borrower education course by December 1, 2019. This bill is identical to SB 394.

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Title

Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman, Office of the; established, report.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 5-N) (Y: 94 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-09 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Education (18-Y 4-N) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-06 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489)
2018-03-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 489 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-03-15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
2018-03-15HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2018
2018-03-09SenateSigned by President
2018-03-06HouseSigned by Speaker
2018-03-06HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1138ER)
2018-03-06HouseEnrolled
2018-03-02SenatePassed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2018-03-02SenateRead third time
2018-03-01SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-28SenateReported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
2018-02-22SenateRereferred to Finance
2018-02-22SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2018-02-14SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2018-02-14SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2018-02-13HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 5-N)
2018-02-13HouseRead third time and passed House (94-Y 5-N)
2018-02-12HouseRead second time and engrossed
2018-02-10HouseRead first time
2018-02-09HouseReported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2018-02-09HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2018-02-08HouseAssigned App. sub: Higher Education
2018-02-07HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2018-02-07HouseReported from Education (18-Y 4-N)
2018-02-06HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2018-02-06HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2018-01-19HouseAssigned Education sub: Subcommittee #3
2018-01-10HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2018-01-10HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104143D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
231231(n/a)See Bill Text
231234(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB1138
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB1138+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB1138ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0489+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0903V0029+HB1138
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H09V0082+HB1138
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0206V0019+HB1138
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H02V0036+HB1138
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0745+HB1138
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S04V0281+HB1138
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S05V0356+HB1138
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0829HB1138+HB1138
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0860HB1138+HB1138

Bill Comments

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