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VMI; the Institute shall be grounded in a strict code of honor and academic excellence, etc.

Virginia Military Institute. Provides that Virginia Military Institute (the Institute) shall be grounded in a strict code of honor and high academics, shall uphold a strict military structure, and shall remain solely an undergraduate degree-granting institution of higher education. All cadets shall participate in one of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) programs at all times while attending the Institute. The Institute shall continue to demonstrate its commitment to contributing to the elimination of sexual violence in the military and shall develop reasonable policies and procedures to demonstrate such continued commitment. The bill provides that the Adjutant General, who is a member of the board of visitors (the board), shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member. Current law states that the Adjutant General shall serve ex officio. The bill removes the requirement that the board get the prior written consent of the Governor in order to exercise its powers regarding gifts, grants, devises, and bequests. The bill states that the board shall prescribe the terms upon which all cadets, and not just pay cadets, may be admitted, their number, the course of their instruction, and the nature and duration of their service. The bill provides that the Institute, rather than the board, may admit annually as state cadets, upon evidence of fair moral character, individuals selected from the Commonwealth at large who are at least 16 but not more than 25 years old. The bill replaces the current provision allowing the Institute to admit military scholarship cadets to allow the Institute to admit Virginia National Guard scholarship cadets and removes the annual cap of 40 such scholarships. The bill expands who can confer degrees to include the superintendent and removes the authority of the board to confer honorary degrees or diplomas of distinguished merit.

us/states/va

Virginia General Assembly

2020

SB 994

Virginia SB 994 (2020)

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enacted

Thomas K. Norment, Jr.

2020-01-16

2020-04-10

openstates

ocd-bill/6f3237b9-9f31-446d-9ee8-d8f614e70a80

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB994

17429f9cf335a5c84defa33c694e746908d5eb7baf1324664f5b326226b67ed3

2026-07-01

https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

2026-07-06

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Virginia SB 994 (2020) — VMI; the Institute shall be grounded in a strict code of honor and academic excellence, etc.

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

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1047) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB994ER) (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB994S1 (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB994) (committee substitute) — source
SB994S2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

VOTE: Passage (93-Y 2-N) — 92–2 (pass) · lower
House amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) — 0–40 (fail) · upper
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Adoption (91-Y 4-N) — 90–4 (pass) · lower
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N) — 18–0 (pass) · lower
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — 37–0 (pass) · upper

Timeline

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

2020-01-16 Presented and ordered printed 20105408D introduction
2020-01-16 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
2020-01-24 Impact statement from DPB (SB994)
2020-01-29 Assigned Education sub: Higher Education referral-committee
2020-02-06 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
2020-02-06 Committee substitute printed 20107377D-S1 substitution
2020-02-07 Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-10 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-10 Committee substitute agreed to 20107377D-S1
2020-02-10 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB994S1
2020-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage
2020-02-18 Placed on Calendar
2020-02-18 Read first time reading-1
2020-02-18 Referred to Committee on Rules referral-committee
2020-02-18 Impact statement from DPB (SB994S1)
2020-02-27 Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N) committee-passage
2020-03-02 Read second time reading-2
2020-03-03 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2020-03-03 Read third time reading-3
2020-03-03 Amendment by Delegate Helmer agreed to amendment-passage
2020-03-03 Engrossed by House as amended
2020-03-03 Passed House with amendment (93-Y 2-N) passage
2020-03-03 VOTE: Passage (93-Y 2-N)
2020-03-04 House amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
2020-03-05 House insisted on amendment
2020-03-05 House requested conference committee
2020-03-05 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
2020-03-05 Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-05 Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-07 Amended by conference committee
2020-03-07 Conference substitute printed 20109961D-S2
2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-03-08 Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 4-N)
2020-03-08 VOTE: Adoption (91-Y 4-N)
2020-03-18 Enrolled
2020-03-18 Signed by President
2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
2020-03-20 Impact statement from DPB (SB994ER)
2020-03-20 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-04-10 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1047 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6f3237b9-9f31-446d-9ee8-d8f614e70a80. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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