Virginia 2017 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 907 — Higher educational institutions, public; certain positions require residency of the Commonwealth.

Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 766 (effective 7/1/17)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 26, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    10 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Requires the president or any one of the vice presidents of the board of visitors of Virginia Military Institute, the chairman or the vice-chairman of the State Board, and the rector or vice-rector of the governing board of each other public institution of higher education to be a resident of the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

14 added · 15 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill SB 907 clarify the eligibility and appointment processes for members of higher education boards. Specifically, they maintain that individuals who have served two consecutive four-year terms must wait at least four years before being eligible to serve again. Additionally, the bill reinforces the requirement for institutions to create clear policies regarding member removal and the appointment process for representatives from faculty advisory committees. These changes aim to ensure more consistent governance and representation within higher education institutions.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend and reenact § 23.1-1300 of the Code of Virginia, relating to governing boards of public institutions of higher education;
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version CHAPTER 766 An Act to amend and reenact § 23.1-1300 of the Code of Virginia, relating to governing boards of public institutions of higher education;
[S 907] Approved   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[S 907] Approved March 27, 2017   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor-Chapter 766 (effective 7/1/17)

  2. Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

  3. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17

  4. Signed by President

  5. Signed by Speaker

  6. Enrolled

  7. Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 37-N)

  8. Passed by temporarily

  9. Conference substitute printed 17105797D-S2

  10. Amended by conference committee

  11. Conferees appointed by House

  12. Conferees appointed by Senate

  13. House requested conference committee

  14. House insisted on substitute

  15. Passed House with substitute (61-Y 34-N)

  16. Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB907H1

  17. Committee substitute agreed to 17105261D-H1

  18. Read third time

  19. Read second time

  20. Referred to Committee on Education

  21. Read first time

  22. Placed on Calendar

  23. Engrossed bill reprinted 17104692D-E2S1

  24. Printed as reengrossed 17104692D-E2S1

  25. Reengrossed by Senate committee substitute w/amds SB907E2S1

  26. Amendment by Senator Norment agreed to

  27. Reading of amendment waived

  28. Printed as engrossed 17104692D-ES1

  29. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB907ES1

  30. Amendment by Senator Norment agreed to

  31. Reading of amendment waived

  32. Committee substitute agreed to 17104692D-S1

  33. Reading of substitute waived

  34. Read second time

  35. Passed by for the day

  36. Read second time

  37. Assigned Education sub: Higher Education

  38. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  39. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102300D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 34 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (146)

146 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

Conference report agreed to by House

Passed 57 Yea · 37 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 573700
Total 573700
% of votes cast 61%39%0%0%
How each member voted (94)
Member Party Vote
Albo — Yea
Habeeb — Yea
Ingram — Yea
Landes — Yea
LeMunyon — Yea
O'Bannon — Yea
Stolle — Yea
Toscano — Nay
Villanueva — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bell, Richard P. — Yea
Jones — Yea
Miller — Yea
Cline — Yea
Collins — Yea
Farrell — Yea
Greason — Yea
Helsel — Yea
Hester — Yea
Holcomb — Yea
Hugo — Yea
Lingamfelter — Yea
Loupassi — Yea
Massie — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
James — Nay
Lindsey — Nay
Minchew — Nay
Peace — Yea
Pogge — Yea
Yancey — Yea
Aird, Lashrecse D. — Nay
Alfonso H. Lopez — Nay
Bell, John J. — Nay
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Nay
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Nay
Bulova, David L. — Nay
Byron, Kathy J. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Nay
Charniele L. Herring — Nay
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Cole, Mark L. — Yea
Cox, M. Kirkland — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Nay
Edmunds, James E., II — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Yea
Filler-Corn, Eileen — Nay
Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. — Yea
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Nay
Gilbert, C. Todd — Yea
Heretick, Steve E. — Nay
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Nay
Jennifer B. Boysko — Nay
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Nay
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
Kory, Kaye — Nay
LaRock, Dave A. — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Nay
Levine, Mark H. — Nay
Luke E. Torian — Nay
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Nay
Marcus B. Simon — Nay
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Miyares, Jason S. — Yea
Mullin, Michael P. — Nay
Murphy, Kathleen — Nay
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Nay
Paul E. Krizek — Nay
Plum, Kenneth R. — Nay
Poindexter, Charles D. — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Ransone, Margaret B. — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Nay
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Nay
Robinson, Roxann L. — Yea
Rush, Nick — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Nay
Sickles, Mark D. — Nay
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Nay
Vivian E. Watts — Nay

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Passed House with substitute

Passed 61 Yea · 34 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 613400
Total 613400
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (95)
Member Party Vote
Albo — Yea
Cole — Yea
Fariss — Yea
Filler-Corn — Nay
Freitas — Nay
Gilbert — Yea
Greason — Yea
Heretick — Nay
Hugo — Yea
Ingram — Yea
Kory — Yea
LaRock — Yea
Landes — Yea
LeMunyon — Yea
Levine — Nay
Murphy — Nay
Robinson — Yea
Villanueva — Yea
Bell, Richard P. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Cox — Yea
Jones — Yea
Marshall, D.W. — Yea
Marshall, R.G. — Yea
Miller — Yea
Bourne — Yea
Byron — Yea
Cline — Yea
Collins — Yea
Dudenhefer — Yea
Edmunds — Yea
Farrell — Yea
Helsel — Yea
Holcomb — Yea
Lingamfelter — Yea
Loupassi — Yea
Massie — Yea
Miyares — Yea
Morris — Yea
O'Bannon — Yea
Orrock — Yea
Peace — Yea
Pogge — Yea
Poindexter — Yea
Ransone — Yea
Rush — Yea
Stolle — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bell, John J. — Nay
Bulova — Nay
Hester — Nay
James — Nay
Keam — Nay
Lindsey — Nay
Mullin — Nay
Toscano — Nay
Tyler — Nay
Yancey — Yea
Yost — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Nay
Barry D. Knight — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Nay
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Nay
Charniele L. Herring — Nay
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Nay
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Nay
Jennifer B. Boysko — Nay
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Nay
Lashrecse D. Aird — Nay
Luke E. Torian — Nay
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Nay
Marcus B. Simon — Nay
Mark D. Sickles — Nay
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Nay
Paul E. Krizek — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Nay
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Nay
Sam Rasoul — Nay
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Nay
Will Davis — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 907 do?
Requires the president or any one of the vice presidents of the board of visitors of Virginia Military Institute, the chairman or the vice-chairman of the State Board, and the rector or vice-rector of the governing board of each other public institution of higher education to be a resident of the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to
Who sponsors SB 907?
SB 907 is sponsored by Scott A. Surovell and Kory, Kaye.
What is the current status of SB 907?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 26, 2016. Enacted.
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