Higher educational institutions, public; certain positions require residency of the Commonwealth.
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 status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Sep 2, 2016
Signed Mar 27, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Mar 27, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 764 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (59-Y 36-N)
legislature
Feb 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1402S1
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105458D-S1
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (60-Y 38-N)
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1402H1
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104390D-H1
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
legislature
Sep 2, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Sep 2, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100216D
legislature
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
R. Steven Landes
RRepublican
Co
Charles D. Poindexter
RRepublican
Co
Christopher K. Peace
RRepublican
Co
Gordon C. Helsel, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
James Edmunds
RRepublican
Co
Lee Ware
RRepublican
Co
Mark L. Cole
RRepublican
Co
Mike Webert
RRepublican
Co
Richard P. Bell
RRepublican
Co
Terry Austin
RRepublican
Co
Timothy D. Hugo
RRepublican
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