Higher ed. financial aid programs; amends provisions, Va. Commonwealth Award established, report.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 23.1-636 and 23.1-638 of the Code of Virginia, to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 6 of Chapter 6 of Title 23.1 a section numbered 23.1-638.1, and to repeal § 23.1-637 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public institutions of higher education;” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Public institutions of higher education; financial aid review and consolidation; Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program and Fund; Virginia Commonwealth Award established; work group; report. Amends several provisions relating to higher education financial aid programs for the purpose of establishing the Virginia Commonwealth Award in the Code of Virginia and consolidating the Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program and Fund with the Virginia Commonwealth Award. Currently, the Virginia Commonwealt
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 8, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 273 (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
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
Recorded votes
House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 39, X 1
Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 97, X 2
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 22
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 15
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-22 · P · Y 14, X 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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