SB 46

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Dec 21, 2023
  • Passed Senate Jan 23, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 19, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Mar 08, 2024

Higher educational institutions, public; admissions applications, legacy admissions, etc.

Abstract

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.

Public institutions of higher education; admissions applications; legacy admissions and admissions based on donor status prohibited. Prohibits any public institution of higher educationfrom providing any manner of preferential treatment in the admissionsdecision to any student applicant on the basis of such student'slegacy status, defined in the bill, or such student's familial relationshipto any donor to such institution.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Mar 08, 2024

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0002)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 2 (effective 7/1/24)

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 27, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB46ER)

Feb 24, 2024

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 21, 2024

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB46ER)

Senate

Enrolled

Feb 19, 2024

House

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

House

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (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

Read first time

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Referred to Committee on Education

Jan 23, 2024

Senate

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

Jan 22, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB46S1)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB46S1

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 24105417D-S1

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Jan 19, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)

Jan 18, 2024

Senate

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

Senate

Incorporates SB71 (McPike)

Senate

Committee substitute printed 24105417D-S1

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 12, 2024

Senate

Assigned Education and Health Sub: Higher Education

Dec 21, 2023

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101274D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101274D PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24105417D-S1 PDF HTML
SB46ER PDF HTML
CHAP0002 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB46FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB46FS1122.PDF PDF

Sources

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