SB 159

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 05, 2024
  • Passed Senate Jan 23, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 19, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Mar 08, 2024

Higher Education for Virginia, State Council of; membership, effective date.

Abstract

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; membership. Requires the membership of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to include at least one nonlegislative citizen member who has served as a chief executive officer of an accredited nonprofit private institution of higher education whose primary purpose is to provide collegiate, graduate, or professional education and not to provide religious training or theological education. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026, and is identical to HB 1044.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Mar 08, 2024

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0003)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 3 (effective 7/1/26)

Mar 01, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 8, 2024

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024

Feb 26, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB159ER)

Feb 24, 2024

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 21, 2024

Senate

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB159ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Enrolled

Feb 19, 2024

House

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time

Feb 16, 2024

House

Read second time

Feb 14, 2024

House

Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)

Feb 13, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on Education

House

Read first time

House

Placed on Calendar

Jan 23, 2024

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Jan 22, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB159)

Senate

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 19, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)

Jan 18, 2024

Senate

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 12, 2024

Senate

Assigned Education and Health Sub: Higher Education

Jan 05, 2024

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100442D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100442D PDF HTML
SB159ER PDF HTML
CHAP0003 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB159FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB159F122.PDF PDF

Sources

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