Higher educational institutions, public; membership of governing boards.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 23.1-203, 23.1-1300, 23.1-1303, 23.1-1304, 23.1-1306, 23.1-2303, and 23.1-2601 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23.1-1303.1, relating to public institutions of higher education;” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Public institutions of higher education; governing boards; membership and duties; work groups. Revises the membership and duties of the governing board of each public institution of higher education by, among other things, increasing from four years to six years the terms of each member of the governing board and requiring the governing board of each public institution of higher education to adopt policies defining and implementing shared governance among the components of th
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Governor's Veto (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
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
R. Creigh DeedsScott A. Surovell
Recorded votes
Passed by for the day (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 62, N 35, X 2
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 40
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · F · N 40
Passed House with substitute (61-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 61, N 35, X 3
Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 15, X 1, N 6
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 7, N 3
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 22, N 18
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 36, X 4
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 0-N 3-A)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 12, A 3
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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