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| Bill | Higher educational institutions, public; eligibility for in-state tuition. | 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 is identical to HB 1547. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2020 | SB 935 | Virginia SB 935 (2020) |
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Virginia SB 935 (2020) — Higher educational institutions, public; eligibility for in-state tuition.
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 is identical to HB 1547.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0767) (committee substitute) — source
- Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB935ER) (committee substitute) — source
- Impact statement from DPB (SB935) (committee substitute) — source
- Impact statement from DPB (SB935S1) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) — 36–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education (14-Y 8-N) — 14–8 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) — 21–19 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 3-N) — 13–3 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A) — 9–5 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N) — 55–44 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Ghazala F. Hashmi — primary (person)
- Jennifer B. Boysko — primary (person)
- Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara A. Favola — cosponsor (person)
- David W. Marsden — cosponsor (person)
- George L. Barker — cosponsor (person)
- Janet D. Howell — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy S. McPike — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Bell — cosponsor (person)
- John S. Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph D. Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
- L. Louise Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- Lionell Spruill, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mamie E. Locke — cosponsor (person)
- R. Creigh Deeds — cosponsor (person)
- Richard L. Saslaw — cosponsor (person)
- Scott A. Surovell — cosponsor (person)
- T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-01-10 Presented and ordered printed 20104686D
introduction - 2020-01-10 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2020-01-20 Impact statement from DPB (SB935)
- 2020-01-21 Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
referral-committee - 2020-01-30 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2020-01-30 Committee substitute printed 20106793D-S1
substitution - 2020-01-30 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
referral-committee - 2020-02-05 Impact statement from DPB (SB935S1)
- 2020-02-06 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 3-N)
committee-passage - 2020-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 2020-02-11 Read second time
reading-2 - 2020-02-11 Reading of substitute waived
- 2020-02-11 Committee substitute agreed to 20106793D-S1
- 2020-02-11 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB935S1
- 2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 2020-02-11 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
passage - 2020-02-14 Placed on Calendar
- 2020-02-14 Read first time
reading-1 - 2020-02-14 Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee - 2020-02-17 Reported from Education (14-Y 8-N)
committee-passage - 2020-02-17 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee - 2020-02-19 Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N)
committee-passage - 2020-02-21 Read second time
reading-2 - 2020-02-24 Read third time
reading-3 - 2020-02-24 Passed House (56-Y 44-N)
passage - 2020-02-24 VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N)
- 2020-02-27 Enrolled
- 2020-02-27 Signed by President
- 2020-02-27 Signed by Speaker
- 2020-03-02 Impact statement from DPB (SB935ER)
- 2020-03-10 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 10, 2020
- 2020-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 2020-04-07 Approved by Governor-Chapter 767 (effective 7/1/20)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5ac40617-bf33-4764-b7c7-b4e2f413d807. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).