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Bill On-campus food insecurity; SCHEV to survey institutions to determine how they are addressing issue. Public institutions of higher education; Hunger-FreeCampus Grant Program established; report. Establishes the Hunger-FreeCampus Grant Program (the Program) to address student food insecurityat public institutions of higher education. The bill provides thatthe Program shall be managed by the State Council of Higher Educationfor Virginia and available for participation by public institutions of higher education; however, participation in the Program shallbe optional for such institutions. Under the bill, if a public institutionof higher education satisfies certain criteria set out in the bill,including creating initiatives on campus to address student foodinsecurity, it shall be designated as a "Hunger-Free Campus" andthe Council shall award a grant to such institution. A public institutionof higher education that receives a grant under the bill shall utilizethe funds to support on-campus efforts and initiatives to eliminatestudent food insecurity at such institution. The bill requires theCouncil to submit a report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committeeon Education and Health and the House Committee on Education no laterthan two years after the establishment of the Program. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2024 HB 827 Virginia HB 827 (2024)
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Virginia HB 827 (2024) — On-campus food insecurity; SCHEV to survey institutions to determine how they are addressing issue.

Public institutions of higher education; Hunger-FreeCampus Grant Program established; report. Establishes the Hunger-FreeCampus Grant Program (the Program) to address student food insecurityat public institutions of higher education. The bill provides thatthe Program shall be managed by the State Council of Higher Educationfor Virginia and available for participation by public institutions of higher education; however, participation in the Program shallbe optional for such institutions. Under the bill, if a public institutionof higher education satisfies certain criteria set out in the bill,including creating initiatives on campus to address student foodinsecurity, it shall be designated as a "Hunger-Free Campus" andthe Council shall award a grant to such institution. A public institutionof higher education that receives a grant under the bill shall utilizethe funds to support on-campus efforts and initiatives to eliminatestudent food insecurity at such institution. The bill requires theCouncil to submit a report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committeeon Education and Health and the House Committee on Education no laterthan two years after the establishment of the Program.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0644 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 24107078D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB827ER (committee substitute) — source
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104722D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 1-N) — 141 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) — 73 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Appropriations with substitute (17-Y 5-N) — 175 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Passage (59-Y 40-N) — 5840 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) — 2614 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Education (12-Y 9-N) — 129 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Rae Cousins — primary (person)
  • David L. Bulova — cosponsor (person)
  • Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
  • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
  • Holly M. Seibold — cosponsor (person)
  • Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
  • Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
  • Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
  • Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
  • Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
  • Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
  • Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-01-09 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104722D filing, introduction
  • 2024-01-09 Referred to Committee on Education referral-committee
  • 2024-01-19 Assigned Education sub: Higher Education referral-committee
  • 2024-01-22 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
  • 2024-01-22 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2024-01-22 Impact statement from DPB (HB827)
  • 2024-01-24 Reported from Education (12-Y 9-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-01-24 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2024-01-25 Assigned App. sub: Higher Education referral-committee
  • 2024-02-07 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2024-02-07 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (17-Y 5-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-07 Committee substitute printed 24107078D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-09 Read first time reading-1
  • 2024-02-12 Impact statement from DPB (HB827H1)
  • 2024-02-12 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-02-12 Committee substitute agreed to 24107078D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-12 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB827H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-13 Read third time and passed House (59-Y 40-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2024-02-13 VOTE: Passage (59-Y 40-N) passage
  • 2024-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2024-02-14 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
  • 2024-02-23 Assigned Education and Health Sub: Higher Education referral-committee
  • 2024-02-29 Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 1-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-03-01 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-03-04 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-03-04 Passed by for the day
  • 2024-03-05 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-03-05 Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) passage
  • 2024-03-25 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2024-03-25 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB827ER) passage
  • 2024-03-25 Signed by President passage
  • 2024-03-26 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2024-03-27 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2024-03-27 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
  • 2024-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 644 (effective 7/1/24) executive-signature
  • 2024-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0644)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/885f0ef7-d82a-4303-ab25-e118caba2c41. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).