Higher educational institutions, public; admissions applications, legacy admissions, etc.
Summary
Public institutions of higher education; admissions applications; legacy admissions and admissions based on donor status prohibited. Prohibits any public institution of higher education from providing any manner of preferential treatment in the admissions decision to any student applicant on the basis of such student's legacy status, defined in the bill, or such student's familial relationship to any donor to such institution. This bill incorporates SB 71 and is identical to HB 48.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Dec 21, 2023
Signed Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 23, 2024
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 2 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Feb 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB46ER)
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 12, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Higher Education
upper
Dec 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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