SB 1018 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Higher educational institutions, public; SNAP eligibility, applications, and participation.

Summary
Public institutions of higher education; Department of Social Services; SNAP eligibility, applications, and participation; guidance, resources, and education. Requires the Department of Social Services (the Department) to (i) develop, annually update, and provide to each public institution of higher education in advance of the start of each school year an information sheet on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with information relating to SNAP eligibility, applications, participation, requirements, and such other information as the Department deems necessary or appropriate, relevant to students enrolled in public institutions of higher education and (ii) provide information, resources, and education to certain faculty members employed by each public institution of higher education regarding opportunities for assisting students enrolled in public institutions of higher education with completing SNAP applications. The bill requires each public institution of higher education to ensure that such SNAP information sheet developed by the Department is provided to each student enrolled in such institution at the beginning of the fall semester of each school year or, in the case of any student who enrolls after the beginning of the fall semester, as soon as practicable after enrollment and is included in any orientation materials distributed to each new student.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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Enrolled Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill transitions from an enrolled draft to a formally enacted chapter (Chapter 426) of the Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with the primary modifications being formatting adjustments, page numbering, and the addition of the official approval date (March 24, 2025).
TIMELINE

Added official approval date of March 24, 2025 and chapter number (426) to formalize the bill as law.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft session headers and replaced with formatted chapter layout including page breaks and spacing adjustments.

Minor line breaks and spacing changes in the statutory text for readability and official publication formatting.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2025

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 31, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 426 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1018ER)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (66-Y 31-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors