VirginiaHigher education institutions, baccalaureate public; livestreaming, etc., Bd. of visitors meetings.
What it does
Baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; livestreaming, recording, and archiving of boards of visitors meetings; closed sessions; guidelines. Establishes several requirements, subject to a reenactment clause, relating to public access to meetings of the governing boards of baccalaureate public institutions of higher education. The bill also requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in consultation with the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council and a representative from the Library of Virginia, to work with the public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth and with technology experts to develop minimal uniform standards, to the extent practicable, for (i) providing the public with real-time access to the meetings of governing boards of public institutions of higher education and the meetings of committees of such boards, (ii) archiving the recordings of such meetings, and (iii) taking minutes at such meetings.
More detail
The bill requires any such minimal uniform standards to be implemented by each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth no later than July 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0275)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 275 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2452)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2452ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 14Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Assigned Education sub: Higher EducationMinor
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2452)
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (95-Y 4-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (95-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Printed as engrossed 25102838D-E
- Feb 3Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 3Education Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Read first timeMinor
- Jan 29Reported from Education with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 25Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2452)
- Jan 23Assigned Educ sub: Higher EducationMinor
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102838DIntroduced