University of Virginia's College at Wise; reduced rate tuition.
Summary
Permits the board of visitors of the University of Virginia to charge reduced rate tuition to any student enrolled at the University of Virginia's College at Wise who resides in the Appalachian Region as defined in relevant federal law, is domiciled in the Appalachian Region, and is entitled to in-state tuition charges at a public institution of higher education in the Appalachian Region provided such entitlement is based on circumstances that when applied to a student who resides in Virginia would result in entitlement to in-state tuition. The bill prohibits the board of visitors from setting such reduced rate below the in-state tuition rate for Virginia students attending the University of Virginia's College at Wise. The bill contains an emergency clause and is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Dec 3, 2018
Signed Mar 5, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Feb 7, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Mar 5, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 225 (effective 3/5/19)
executive
Feb 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1666S1
upper
Feb 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106442D-S1
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Jan 23, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
lower
Dec 3, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Dec 3, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/09/19 19101361D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Terry Kilgore
RRepublican
Co
AB
A. Benton "Ben" Chafin
RRepublican
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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