SB 1368 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Virginia College Savings Plan; prepaid tuition contracts, pricing reserves.

Summary
Provides that in the event that the ratio of the assets of the Virginia College Savings Plan (the Plan) to the obligations of the Plan exceeds 105 percent, the pricing reserve, which the bill defines as the percentage by which the sum of advanced payments to be made pursuant to each prepaid tuition contract of the Plan exceeds the amount estimated to be required to provide tuition at the fixed, guaranteed level that is specified in such prepaid tuition contract, shall not exceed five percent. The bill provides that in the event that the ratio of the assets of the Plan to the obligations of the Plan does not meet or exceed 105 percent, the pricing reserve may exceed five percent but shall not exceed 10 percent. The bill also requires the governing board of the Plan to provide to the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance, and the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission written notification and a detailed explanation of any change to the pricing reserve within 30 days of such change.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Last action Feb 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2019

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 25, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (96-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1368H1
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106509D-H1
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 25, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1368S1
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19104911D-S1
upper
Jan 10, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101483D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TN
Tommy Norment
RRepublican
VA
3