HB 417 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Children of active duty service members or veterans; in-state tuition eligibility.

Summary

Public institutions of higher education; in-state tuition; children of active duty service members or veterans. Provides that any child of an active duty service member or veteran who claims Virginia as his home state and filed Virginia tax returns for at least four years during active duty service is eligible for in-state tuition charges, regardless of domicile. Under current law, any such child is eligible for in-state tuition charges if such service member or veteran claims Virginia as his home state and filed Virginia tax returns for at least 10 years during active duty service.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026

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What changed between versions

Appropriations Substitute → Higher Education Subcommittee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text has been reformatted from an Appropriations Substitute to a Higher Education Subcommittee Substitute, with significant changes to the document's layout and formatting. The substantive policy content regarding in-state tuition eligibility appears largely unchanged, though the formatting and presentation have been altered to reflect the subcommittee's version of the bill.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain the same - it still governs eligibility for in-state tuition for various student categories in Virginia public institutions of higher education.

TECHNICAL

The document header changed from 'OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION' dated 2/11/2026 to 'HOUSE SUBSTITUTE' with a different bill number (26107724D) and formatting style

Line numbering and spacing were reorganized to match the Higher Education Subcommittee's formatting conventions, with text now distributed across multiple lines with line numbers

The date stamp changed from '2/11/2026' to '2/11/26 18:04' and the bill identifier changed from 'HB417HC2' to '26107724D'

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

85–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 87

Feb 17, 2026

D Democratic52

51 Yea 1

98% Yea

R Republican35

34 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 17, 2026

Committee

Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors