Virginia House Bill 1547 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-0)
Status: Passed on April 7 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0766)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Public institutions of higher education; eligibility for in-state tuition. Provides that any student is eligible for in-state tuition who (i) attended high school for at least two years in the Commonwealth and either (a) graduated on or after July 1, 2008, from a public or private high school or program of home instruction in the Commonwealth or (b) passed, on or after July 1, 2008, a high school equivalency examination approved by the Secretary of Education; (ii) has submitted evidence that he or, in the case of a dependent student, at least one parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis has filed, unless exempted by state law, Virginia income tax returns for at least two years prior to the date of registration or enrollment; and (iii) registers as an entering student or is enrolled in a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. The bill states that students who meet these criteria shall be eligible for in-state tuition regardless of their citizenship or immigration status, except students with currently valid visas issued under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(F), 1101(a)(15)(H)(iii), 1101(a)(15)(J) (including only students or trainees), or 1101(a)(15)(M). Information obtained in the implementation of the provisions of the bill shall only be used or disclosed to individuals other than the student for purposes of determining in-state tuition eligibility.

Higher educational institutions, public; eligibility for in-state tuition.

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]
Del. Kathy Tran [D]	Del. Hala Ayala [D]	Del. David Bulova [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]
Del. Lee Carter [D]	Del. Joshua Cole [D]	Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]	Del. Karrie Delaney [D]
Del. Eileen Filler-Corn [D]	Del. Wendy Gooditis [D]	Del. Nancy Guy [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]
Del. C.E. Hayes [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Steve Heretick [D]	Del. Charniele Herring [D]
Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Sally Hudson [D]	Del. Chris Hurst [D]	Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]
Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Martha Mugler [D]	Del. Michael Mullin [D]
Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]
Sen. Danica Roem [D]	Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]	Del. Mark Sickles [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]
Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Del. Richard Sullivan [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]

2020-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 42-N) (Y: 52 N: 42 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 3-N 1-A) (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N) (Y: 56 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 6-N) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-07		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0766)
2020-04-07		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 766 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-04	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-03	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-03	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1547ER)
2020-03-03	House	Enrolled
2020-02-26	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 20109044D-S1 (52-Y 42-N)
2020-02-26	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)
2020-02-26	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1547S1
2020-02-26	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20109044D-S1
2020-02-26	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-26	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-26	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26	House	VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 42-N)
2020-02-25	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20109044D-S1
2020-02-25	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 3-N 1-A)
2020-02-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-11	House	VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N)
2020-02-11	House	Read third time and passed House (56-Y 44-N)
2020-02-10	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1547H1
2020-02-10	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20106046D-H1
2020-02-10	House	Read second time
2020-02-09	House	Read first time
2020-02-07	House	Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N)
2020-02-07	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2020-02-05	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)
2020-02-03	House	Incorporates HB1138 (Keam)
2020-02-03	House	Committee substitute printed 20106046D-H1
2020-02-03	House	Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
2020-02-03	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2020-02-03	House	Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
2020-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2020-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
2020-01-15	House	Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
2020-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2020-01-10	House	Presented and ordered printed 20105441D

HB1138 (Similar To) 2020-02-03 - Incorporated by Education
SB935 (Same As) 2020-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0767)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	1	506.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1547
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1547+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1547H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1547S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1547ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0766+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0902V0024+HB1547
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H09V0107+HB1547
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0206V0006+HB1547
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0206V0007+HB1547
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0232+HB1547
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0275+HB1547
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0802+HB1547
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S04V0316+HB1547
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1395+HB1547
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1050HB1547+HB1547
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1089HB1547+HB1547