VA HB715 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0435)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Governing boards of public institutions of higher education; increases in undergraduate tuition or mandatory fees; notice. Prohibits the governing board of any public institution of higher education from approving an increase in undergraduate tuition or mandatory fees without providing students and the public notice of the date, time, and location of the meeting at which public comment on such planned increase is permitted on the institution's website and through any other standard means of communication utilized by the institution with students at least 10 days prior to such meeting.

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Title

Higher educational institutions, public; increases in undergraduate tuition.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Education with amendment (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0435)
2020-03-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 435 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-03SenateSigned by President
2020-03-02HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-02HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB715ER)
2020-03-02HouseEnrolled
2020-02-26HouseVOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26HouseSenate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-24SenatePassed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended
2020-02-24SenateAmendment by Senator Hashmi agreed to
2020-02-24SenateReading of amendment waived
2020-02-24SenateCommittee amendment #2 rejected
2020-02-24SenateCommittee amendment reconsidered
2020-02-24SenateCommittee amendment #1 agreed to
2020-02-24SenateReading of amendments waived
2020-02-24SenateRead third time
2020-02-21SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2020-02-20SenateReported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2020-02-14SenateAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2020-02-11SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-02-11SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-10HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2020-02-07HousePrinted as engrossed 20104092D-E
2020-02-07HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB715E
2020-02-07HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2020-02-07HouseRead second time
2020-02-06HouseRead first time
2020-02-05HouseReported from Education with amendment (20-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
2020-01-13HouseAssigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
2020-01-06HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2020-01-06HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104092D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
231307(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB715
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB715+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB715E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB715ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0435+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0902V0030+HB0715
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H09V0122+HB0715
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0751+HB0715
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S04V0291+HB0715
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0846HB0715+HB0715
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0871HB0715+HB0715
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1447+HB0715

Bill Comments

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