VirginiaBrown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; permissible use of scholarship funds.
What it does
Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; permissible use of scholarship funds. Expands the permissible uses of scholarship funds under the Brown v.
More detail
Board of Education Scholarship Program by permitting eligible students and their lineal descendants to use such funds to attend an accredited two-year or four-year institution of higher education outside of the Commonwealth but establishes an initial annual cap of $5,000 for any such scholarship.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 940 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Apr 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB196)
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB196ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 11Passed House (93-Y 6-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11Read third timeMinor
- Mar 11Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Mar 10Read second timeMinor
- Mar 6Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rules. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 1Assigned HRUL sub: Studies SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 12Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
- Feb 12Read first timeMinor
- Feb 12Placed on Calendar
- Feb 9Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Feb 6Read second timeMinor
- Feb 5Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 5Rules suspended
- Feb 4Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rules. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB196)
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103002DIntroduced