Active duty military personnel, etc.; eligibility for in-state tuition and other benefits.
Summary
Active duty military personnel or activatedor temporarily mobilized reservists or guard members; dependents;eligibility for in-state tuition and other educational benefits.Requires the condition of continuous enrollment in a public institutionof higher education or private institution of higher education currentlyimposed on dependents of active duty military personnel or activatedor temporarily mobilized reservists or guard members in order tobe eligible for in-state tuition and other educational benefits affordedto Virginia students to be waived if the dependent verifies thata break of no longer than one year was required in order to supporta spouse or parent on orders for a change of duty assignment or location.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 3, 2020
Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 382 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103615D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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