---
type: "Bill"
title: "Norfolk State University & Va. State University; reduced rate tuition charges for certain students."
description: "Norfolk State University & Va. State University; reduced rate tuition charges for certain students."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 1448"
citation: "Virginia SB 1448 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lucas"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7261356c-a4f3-4138-b879-dbf291d376ed"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1448"
source_hash: "c1d4b1734ecf0a435221af34e444b34a8c01f284799c67afaaa2a9e4d81a630c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 1448 (2023) — Norfolk State University & Va. State University; reduced rate tuition charges for certain students.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0697** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0697)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23105900D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1448S1)
3. **Committee substitute printed 23106446D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1448H1)
4. **Presented and ordered printed 23104271D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1448)
5. **SB1448ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1448ER)

## Votes

- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lucas — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-11** Presented and ordered printed 23104271D `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24** Impact statement from DPB (SB1448)
- **2023-01-27** Assigned Education sub: Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-30** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-02** Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-02** Committee substitute printed 23105900D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-02** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Reading of substitute waived
- **2023-02-06** Committee substitute agreed to 23105900D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1448S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-06** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-07** Placed on Calendar
- **2023-02-07** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-08** Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-08** Committee substitute printed 23106446D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-13** Impact statement from DPB (SB1448H1)
- **2023-02-13** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-13** Committee substitute agreed to 23106446D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-13** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1448H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-13** Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-13** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-15** House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- **2023-02-16** House insisted on substitute `substitution`
- **2023-02-16** House requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20** Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-20** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2023-02-20** Senators: Lucas, Locke, Hashmi
- **2023-02-21** Conferees appointed by House
- **2023-02-21** Delegates: Cherry, Batten, McQuinn
- **2023-02-24** Amended by conference committee
- **2023-02-24** Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N)
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1448ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Impact statement from DPB (SB1448ER)
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled`
- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-27** Approved by Governor-Chapter 697 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-27** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0697)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7261356c-a4f3-4138-b879-dbf291d376ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).