VA SB987 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-01-25 - Passed by indefinitely in Finance (16-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Higher education; in-state tuition. Prohibits any percentage increase in in-state tuition or instructional fees for undergraduate students at Virginia's public institutions of higher education that exceeds the annual percentage increase, as determined by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, of the median household income in the Commonwealth established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, of the calendar year immediately preceding the affected year.

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Title

Higher education; in-state tuition.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-01-25SenatePassed by indefinitely in Finance (16-Y 0-N)
2017-01-19SenateRereferred to Finance
2017-01-19SenateRereferred from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2017-01-03SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2017-01-03SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102861D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
2311301(n/a)See Bill Text
231307(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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