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type: "Bill"
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title: "Higher educational institutions, public; eligibility for in-state tuition."
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description: "Public institutions of higher education; eligibility for in-state tuition. Provides that any student is eligible for in-state tuition who (i) attended high school for at least two years in the Commonwealth and either (a) graduated on or after July 1, 2008, from a public or private high school or program of home instruction in the Commonwealth or (b) passed, on or after July 1, 2008, a high school equivalency examination approved by the Secretary of Education; (ii) has submitted evidence that he or, in the case of a dependent student, at least one parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis has filed, unless exempted by state law, Virginia income tax returns for at least two years prior to the date of registration or enrollment; and (iii) registers as an entering student or is enrolled in a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. The bill states that students who meet these criteria shall be eligible for in-state tuition regardless of their citizenship or immigration status, except students with currently valid visas issued under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(F), 1101(a)(15)(H)(iii), 1101(a)(15)(J) (including only students or trainees), or 1101(a)(15)(M). Information obtained in the implementation of the provisions of the bill shall only be used or disclosed to individuals other than the student for purposes of determining in-state tuition eligibility. This bill incorporates HB 1138 and is identical to SB 935."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 1547"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1547 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alfonso H. Lopez"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 41
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2020-01-10"
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last_action: "2020-04-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b45b3429-1bd6-4274-8f3b-1097a19aca9b"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1547"
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source_hash: "a402387feac3b36af057242c0b4fc93514900218db306ce7e4b1f8320fa787b9"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1547 (2020) — Higher educational institutions, public; eligibility for in-state tuition.
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Public institutions of higher education; eligibility for in-state tuition. Provides that any student is eligible for in-state tuition who (i) attended high school for at least two years in the Commonwealth and either (a) graduated on or after July 1, 2008, from a public or private high school or program of home instruction in the Commonwealth or (b) passed, on or after July 1, 2008, a high school equivalency examination approved by the Secretary of Education; (ii) has submitted evidence that he or, in the case of a dependent student, at least one parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis has filed, unless exempted by state law, Virginia income tax returns for at least two years prior to the date of registration or enrollment; and (iii) registers as an entering student or is enrolled in a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. The bill states that students who meet these criteria shall be eligible for in-state tuition regardless of their citizenship or immigration status, except students with currently valid visas issued under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(F), 1101(a)(15)(H)(iii), 1101(a)(15)(J) (including only students or trainees), or 1101(a)(15)(M). Information obtained in the implementation of the provisions of the bill shall only be used or disclosed to individuals other than the student for purposes of determining in-state tuition eligibility. This bill incorporates HB 1138 and is identical to SB 935.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0766)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0766)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1547ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1547ER)
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3. **Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1547S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1547S1)
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4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1547)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1547)
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5. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1547H1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1547H1)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N) — **7–1** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) — **5–2** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N) — **55–44** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 3-N 1-A) — **9–3** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) — **13–9** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 6-N) — **15–6** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 42-N) — **51–42** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) — **5–3** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — primary (person)
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- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
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- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Charniele L. Herring — cosponsor (person)
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- Chris L. Hurst — cosponsor (person)
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- Clinton L. Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
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- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
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- Danica A. Roem — cosponsor (person)
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- David L. Bulova — cosponsor (person)
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- Eileen Filler-Corn — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Hala S. Ayala — cosponsor (person)
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- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer Carroll Foy — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
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- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
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- Kenneth R. Plum — cosponsor (person)
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- Lee J. Carter — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark D. Sickles — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
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- Martha M. Mugler — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael P. Mullin — cosponsor (person)
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- Nancy D. Guy — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
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- Sally L. Hudson — cosponsor (person)
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- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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- Steve E. Heretick — cosponsor (person)
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- Wendy W. Gooditis — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-10** Presented and ordered printed 20105441D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-10** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-15** Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-20** Impact statement from DPB (HB1547)
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- **2020-01-29** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2020-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
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- **2020-01-29** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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- **2020-02-03** Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-03** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-03** Assigned App. sub: Higher Education `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-03** Committee substitute printed 20106046D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2020-02-03** Incorporates HB1138 (Keam)
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- **2020-02-05** Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)
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- **2020-02-05** Impact statement from DPB (HB1547H1)
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- **2020-02-07** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
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- **2020-02-07** Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-10** Committee substitute agreed to 20106046D-H1
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- **2020-02-10** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1547H1
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- **2020-02-11** Read third time and passed House (56-Y 44-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-11** VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N)
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- **2020-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-12** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-25** Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 3-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-25** Committee substitute printed 20109044D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2020-02-26** VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 42-N)
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- **2020-02-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-26** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-26** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2020-02-26** Committee substitute agreed to 20109044D-S1
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- **2020-02-26** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1547S1
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- **2020-02-26** Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-26** Senate substitute agreed to by House 20109044D-S1 (52-Y 42-N)
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- **2020-03-03** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-03** Impact statement from DPB (HB1547ER)
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- **2020-03-03** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-04** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
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- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-04-07** Approved by Governor-Chapter 766 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b45b3429-1bd6-4274-8f3b-1097a19aca9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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