Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 1197 — Higher educational institutions, public; certain students, eligibility for in-state tuition.

Last action — Failed to report (defeated) in Education (9-Y 12-N)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Public institutions of higher education; certainstudents; eligibility for in-state tuition. Declares eligiblefor in-state tuition, regardless of domicile, any non-Virginia studentenrolled at a public institution of higher education, except theVirginia Military Institute, who (i) pays for at least the equivalentof four semesters or two academic years at the institution with fundsreceived pursuant to the federal Veterans' Access to Care throughChoice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 and thereafterexhausts eligibility for benefits under such act or (ii) demonstratesa commitment to pay for at least the equivalent of four semesters or two academic years at the institution with funds received pursuantto such act through an affidavit, provided that (a) any such studentmaintains continuous enrollment in the same degree program at thesame institution after he exhausts eligibility for such benefitsand (b) no such student shall remain eligible for in-state tuitioncharges for more than three years after he exhausts eligibility forsuch benefits or upon degree completion, whichever occurs first,unless he establishes domicile in the Commonwealth.

Bill Text

  • Impact statement from DPB (HB1197) View text Current html January 07, 2020

Action History

  1. Failed to report (defeated) in Education (9-Y 12-N)

  2. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

  3. Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

  4. Impact statement from DPB (HB1197)

  5. Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed

  6. Referred to Committee on Education

  7. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103922D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Failed to report (defeated) in Education (9-Y 12-N)

Failed 9 Yea · 12 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 91201
Total 91201
% of votes cast 41%55%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Collins, Christopher E. — Nay
Avoli, G. "John" — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Nay
Bulova, David L. — Nay
Cole, Mark L. — Nay
Davis, Glenn R. — Not Voting
Delores L. McQuinn — Nay
Guy, Nancy D. — Nay
Guzman, Elizabeth R. — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Nay
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Nay
McGuire, John J., III — Nay
Mugler, Martha M. — Yea
Robinson, Roxann L. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Nay
Subramanyam, Suhas — Nay
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Nay
Wampler, William C., III — Yea

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Subjects

veterans education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1197 do?
Public institutions of higher education; certainstudents; eligibility for in-state tuition. Declares eligiblefor in-state tuition, regardless of domicile, any non-Virginia studentenrolled at a public institution of higher education, except theVirginia Military Institute, who (i) pays for at least the equivalentof four semesters or two academic years at the institution with fundsreceived pursuant to the federal Veterans' Access to Care throughChoice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 and thereafterexhausts eligibility for benefits under such act or (ii) demonstratesa commitment to pay for at least the equivalent of four semesters or two academic years at the institution with funds received pursuantto such act through an affidavit, provided that (a) any such studentmaintains continuous enrollment in the same degree program at thesame institution after he exhausts eligibility for such benefitsand (b) no such student shall remain eligible for in-state tuitioncharges for more than three years after he exhausts eligibility forsuch benefits or upon degree completion, whichever occurs first,unless he establishes domicile in the Commonwealth.
Who sponsors HB 1197?
HB 1197 is sponsored by Kathy K.L. Tran.
What is the current status of HB 1197?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 1197?
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