Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 985 — Victims of human trafficking; eligibility for in-state tuition.

Last action — Failed to report (defeated) in Education (9-Y 11-N)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Victims of human trafficking; eligibility forin-state tuition. Provides that a non-Virginia student who ispresent in the Commonwealth as a result of being a victim of humantrafficking, defined in the bill, is eligible for in-state tuition.The bill provides that a person may be a victim of human traffickingregardless of whether any person has been charged with or convictedof any offense and that eligibility for in-state tuition may be provedby a certification of such status as a victim of human traffickingby a public or not-for-profit agency the primary mission of whichis to provide services to victims of human trafficking. The billalso prohibits any institution of higher education from disclosingany personally identifying information or individual informationrelated to the status of any non-Virginia student applying for in-statetuition as a victim of human trafficking.

Bill Text

  • Impact statement from DPB (HB985) View text Current html January 07, 2020

Action History

  1. Failed to report (defeated) in Education (9-Y 11-N)

  2. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

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

  4. Impact statement from DPB (HB985)

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

  6. Referred to Committee on Education

  7. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104815D

Sponsors

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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 11-N)

Failed 9 Yea · 11 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 91102
Total 91102
% of votes cast 41%50%0%9%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Collins, Christopher E. — Yea
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. — Yea
Guzman, Elizabeth R. — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Not Voting
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Nay
McGuire, John J., III — Nay
Mugler, Martha M. — Yea
Robinson, Roxann L. — Nay
Sam Rasoul — Nay
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Nay
Subramanyam, Suhas — Nay
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Nay
Wampler, William C., III — Yea

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Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7002
Total 7002
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Collins, Christopher E. — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Yea
Mugler, Martha M. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Not Voting
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Not Voting
Wampler, William C., III — Yea

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Subjects

immigration civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 985 do?
Victims of human trafficking; eligibility forin-state tuition. Provides that a non-Virginia student who ispresent in the Commonwealth as a result of being a victim of humantrafficking, defined in the bill, is eligible for in-state tuition.The bill provides that a person may be a victim of human traffickingregardless of whether any person has been charged with or convictedof any offense and that eligibility for in-state tuition may be provedby a certification of such status as a victim of human traffickingby a public or not-for-profit agency the primary mission of whichis to provide services to victims of human trafficking. The billalso prohibits any institution of higher education from disclosingany personally identifying information or individual informationrelated to the status of any non-Virginia student applying for in-statetuition as a victim of human trafficking.
Who sponsors HB 985?
HB 985 is sponsored by Batten, Amanda E..
What is the current status of HB 985?
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 985?
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