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type: "Bill"
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title: "SNAP benefits program; eligibility for benefits, postsecondary education."
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description: "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; food stamp program; eligibility; postsecondary education. Adds participation in educational activities that lead to a post-secondary credential from an accredited institution of higher education or other postsecondary school licensed or certified by the Board of Education or the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to the list of activities to which a participant in the Virginia Initiative for Education and Work may be enrolled and directs the Board of Social Services to amend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP benefits program) to (i) establish broad-based categorical eligibility, (ii) set the gross income eligibility standard at 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, (iii) not impose an asset limit for eligibility, and (iv) increase opportunities for self-sufficiency through postsecondary education by allowing SNAP benefits program participants to satisfy applicable employment and training requirements through enrollment in an accredited public institution of higher education or other postsecondary school licensed or certified by the Board of Education or the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 1820"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1820 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Dan I. Helmer"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 12
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first_action: "2021-01-06"
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last_action: "2021-03-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25d260e4-f8e7-4310-8917-e34dfe0f8d92"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1820"
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source_hash: "9b14d029c28b37125140df47bf57a222c5f5157e360306001081b8ff75692a3b"
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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 1820 (2021) — SNAP benefits program; eligibility for benefits, postsecondary education.
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; food stamp program; eligibility; postsecondary education. Adds participation in educational activities that lead to a post-secondary credential from an accredited institution of higher education or other postsecondary school licensed or certified by the Board of Education or the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to the list of activities to which a participant in the Virginia Initiative for Education and Work may be enrolled and directs the Board of Social Services to amend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP benefits program) to (i) establish broad-based categorical eligibility, (ii) set the gross income eligibility standard at 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, (iii) not impose an asset limit for eligibility, and (iv) increase opportunities for self-sufficiency through postsecondary education by allowing SNAP benefits program participants to satisfy applicable employment and training requirements through enrollment in an accredited public institution of higher education or other postsecondary school licensed or certified by the Board of Education or the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
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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. **CHAP0160** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0160)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 21103357D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1820H1)
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3. **HB1820ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1820ER)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101472D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1820)
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## Votes
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- Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) — **16–0** (pass) · upper
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- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 0-N) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dan I. Helmer — primary (person)
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- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Danica A. Roem — cosponsor (person)
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- David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
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- David W. Marsden — cosponsor (person)
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- Dawn M. Adams — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Glenn R. Davis — 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 B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — 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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- 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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- Sally L. Hudson — cosponsor (person)
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- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
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- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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- Suhas Subramanyam — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-06** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101472D `introduction`
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- **2021-01-06** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-15** Assigned HWI sub: Social Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-19** Impact statement from DPB (HB1820)
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- **2021-01-20** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-01-20** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-01-20** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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- **2021-01-26** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-26** Committee substitute printed 21103357D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2021-01-26** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-26** Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-01-27** Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-28** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-01-29** Committee substitute agreed to 21103357D-H1
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- **2021-01-29** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1820H1
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- **2021-02-01** Impact statement from DPB (HB1820H1)
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- **2021-02-01** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-01** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-02** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2021-02-02** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-12** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-12** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-17** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-18** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-18** Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-18** Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-18** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-22** Enrolled
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- **2021-02-22** Impact statement from DPB (HB1820ER)
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- **2021-02-22** Signed by President
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- **2021-02-24** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-02-25** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
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- **2021-02-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 160 (effective 7/1/21) `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/25d260e4-f8e7-4310-8917-e34dfe0f8d92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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