New College Institute; reconstitution of Institute as West Piedmont Higher Education Center, etc.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “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.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
New College Institute; name; membership and composition of board of directors. Renames New College Institute as the West Piedmont Higher Education Center (the Center) and makes several revisions to the membership requirements for the board of directors of the Center, including (i) increasing from 15 to 20 members the total membership of the board of directors; (ii) modifying the composition of the board of directors by adding as required members the Executive Director of the State Council of Hig
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 12, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 609 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Destiny LeVere BollingBetsy B. CarrEric PhillipsKannan Srinivasan
Recorded votes
Senate amendment agreed to by House (93-Y 6-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 93, N 6
Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-05 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 15
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 14, X 1
Read third time and passed House (92-Y 5-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 92, X 3, N 5
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 7
Reported from Education with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (18-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 18, X 1, N 3
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 9, X 1, N 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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