Virginia Senate Bill 1459 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 6 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0869)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011. Establishes the Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011 for the purpose of fueling strong economic growth in the Commonwealth and preparing Virginians for the top job opportunities in the knowledge-driven economy of the 21st century. The bill provides for (i) a new higher education funding policy; (ii) the calculation of the state general fund share of an institution's basic operations and instruction funding need; (iii) per student enrollment-based funding; (iv) targeted economic and innovation incentives; (v) the creation of a STEM Public-Private Partnership; and (vi) the creation of a Higher Education Advisory Committee. The bill also makes technical amendments. This bill is a recommendation of the Governor's Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment.

Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011; established, report.

Sen. George Barker [D]	Sen. Harry Blevins [R]	Sen. Charles Colgan [D]	Sen. Emmett Hanger [R]
Sen. Mark Herring [D]	Sen. Edward Houck [D]	Sen. Janet Howell [D]	Sen. Mamie Locke [D]
Sen. Louise Lucas [D]	Sen. Dave Marsden [D]	Sen. Stephen Martin [R]	Sen. Jeffrey McWaters [R]
Sen. John Miller [D]	Sen. Stephen Newman [R]	Sen. Thomas Norment [R]	Sen. Ralph Northam [D]
Sen. Phillip Puckett [D]	Sen. Roscoe Reynolds [D]	Sen. Frank Ruff [R]	Sen. William Stanley [R]
Sen. Walter Stosch [R]	Sen. Richard Stuart [R]	Sen. Jill Vogel [R]	Sen. William Wampler [R]
Sen. John Watkins [R]

2011-04-06 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-04-06 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #3 (37-Y 3-N) (Y: 37 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-04-06 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #1, #2, #4, #5 (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-16 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-06		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0869)
2011-04-06		House: Enacted, Chapter 869 (effective 7/1/11)
2011-04-06		House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2011-04-06		Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
2011-04-06		Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1459ER2)
2011-04-06		Senate: Reenrolled
2011-04-06		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2011-04-06		House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
2011-04-06		House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
2011-04-06		Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #3 (37-Y 3-N)
2011-04-06		Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #1, #2, #4, #5 (40-Y 0-N)
2011-04-05		Senate: Placed on Calendar
2011-03-26		Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2011-03-06		Senate: Signed by President
2011-03-03		House: Signed by Speaker
2011-03-03		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1459ER)
2011-03-03		Senate: Enrolled
2011-02-23		Senate: Title replaced 11105403D-H1
2011-02-23		Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-21		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2011-02-21		House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2011-02-21		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1459H1
2011-02-21		House: Committee substitute agreed to 11105403D-H1
2011-02-21		House: Read third time
2011-02-18		House: Read second time
2011-02-16		House: Committee substitute printed 11105403D-H1
2011-02-16		House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2011-02-16		House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N)
2011-02-11		House: Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
2011-02-08		House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2011-02-08		House: Read first time
2011-02-08		House: Placed on Calendar
2011-02-07		Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-07		Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-07		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2011-02-04		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1459S1
2011-02-04		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11104889D-S1
2011-02-04		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2011-02-04		Senate: Read second time
2011-02-03		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-02		Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104889D-S1
2011-02-02		Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2011-01-24		Senate: Rereferred to Finance
2011-01-24		Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
2011-01-21		Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2011-01-21		Senate: Presented and ordered printed 11104125D

HB2510 (Same As) 2011-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0828)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	1124	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	1132	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	1149	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	1150	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	1153	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	1404.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	1514	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	1830	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2007	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2901	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	5005	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+SB1459
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB1459+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB1459S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB1459H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB1459ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB1459ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0869+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+S04V0059+SB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+S05V0159+SB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0214SB1459+SB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0246SB1459+SB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0253SB1459+SB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0254SB1459+SB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H0207V0010+SB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H02V0107+SB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+HV1139+SB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0663SB1459+SB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0903SB1459+SB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0904SB1459+SB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+HV1768+SB1459