Education - Higher Education Subcommittee Agenda

Chair: Sewell, Briana

Meeting Date & Time: 03/02/2026 10:00 AM Add to Calendar

Location: House Committee Room A - 008

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Active item: Meeting Adjourned

Video: Archived

Committee Clerk: (804) 698-1945

DLS Contact: (804) 698 - 1820

Block 1

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB97 Roem Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; establishment of student meal plan credit donation program.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 23.1-409.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to institutions of higher education; Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program; establishment of student meal plan credit donation program.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)

Yeas (9): Sewell, McQuinn, Clark, Laufer, LeVere Bolling, Dougherty, Bulova, Tata, Garrett

Nays (1): Scott, P.A.

Last actions:

  • 3/4/2026 - Reported and Referred by Committee
  • 3/4/2026 - Reported and Referred by Committee
  • 3/9/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda
  • 3/9/2026 - Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
  • 7/21/2026 - Continued from last session

Senate Committee Actions:

• 1/26/2026 - Committee substitute agreed to

• 1/26/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

• 1/27/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 1/27/2026 - Read third time

• 2/11/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB97)

Higher Education

Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)

SB299 Srinivasan New College Institute; reconstitution of Institute as West Piedmont Higher Education Center, etc.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2101, 2.2-2905, 23.1-627.1, 23.1-1100, 23.1-1200, and 23.1-3111 through 23.1-3114 of the Code of Virginia, relating to New College Institute; name; membership and composition of board of directors.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)

Yeas (8): Sewell, McQuinn, Clark, Laufer, LeVere Bolling, Dougherty, Bulova, Tata

Nays (2): Scott, P.A., Garrett

Last actions:

  • 3/3/2026 - Placed on Education Agenda
  • 3/4/2026 - House committee offered
  • 3/4/2026 - Reported from Education with substitute (18-Y 3-N)
  • 3/4/2026 - Committee substitute printed 26108795D-H1
  • 3/6/2026 - Read second time

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)

• 2/16/2026 - Rules suspended

• 2/16/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 2/16/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 3/5/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB299)

Related Bills:

HB430 (LeVere Bolling)

Higher Education

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)

SB494 Deeds Higher educational institutions, public; membership of governing boards.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2519, 23.1-203, 23.1-1300, 23.1-1303, 23.1-1304, and 23.1-2601 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23.1-1303.1, relating to public institutions of higher education; legal counsel; appointment, confirmation, training, quorum, and duties of governing board members.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)

Yeas (7): Sewell, McQuinn, Clark, Laufer, LeVere Bolling, Dougherty, Bulova

Nays (3): Tata, Scott, P.A., Garrett

Last actions:

  • 3/2/2026 - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
  • 3/3/2026 - Placed on Education Agenda
  • 3/4/2026 - Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
  • 3/4/2026 - Committee substitute printed 26108796D-H1
  • 3/6/2026 - Read second time

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

• 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

• 2/17/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A)

• 2/23/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB494)

• 3/5/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB494)

Higher Education

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)