republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2022/hb-857.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Virginia National Guard; institutions of higher education, issuance of tuition grants."
description: "Virginia National Guard; institutions of higher education; tuition grants. Adds parameters around grants distributed by the Department of Military Affairs (the Department) to members of the Virginia National Guard who are enrolled in any course or program at any public institution of higher education or accredited nonprofit private institution of higher education. The bill provides that an application for a grant shall be made to the Department no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of an academic semester. The bill provides that the Department shall determine whether an applicant is eligible for the grant and communicate acceptance and any additional requirements determined by the Department in writing no later than 30 days after receipt of an application. The bill requires individuals who are eligible for such grants to satisfy all financial obligations with the institution and provide written proof of acceptable academic performance and good standing for the current term no later than 30 days following the end of a term or semester. The bill provides that individuals receiving grants pursuant to the bill incur a single two-year service obligation to the Virginia National Guard and that this two-year obligation commences on the last day of the last term or semester for which tuition assistance was awarded. The bill provides that federal active duty mobilizations occurring while still a member of the Virginia National Guard and state active duty for the Commonwealth count toward such two-year service obligation. The bill provides that grants shall be subject to limitation based on the amount of funds appropriated for such purpose and that if applications for grants exceed the amount of funding appropriated, the Department shall issue grants to eligible recipients based on the order in which applications were received."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 857"
citation: "Virginia HB 857 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David A. Reid"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 40
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbf50326-e157-4a0f-b2d5-00b76cb052e1"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB857"
source_hash: "a2b7e4115514f1518ed05b81fa4a522b01dc7498474d8f9244d9647b00c3ac0c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 857 (2022) — Virginia National Guard; institutions of higher education, issuance of tuition grants.

Virginia National Guard; institutions of higher education; tuition grants. Adds parameters around grants distributed by the Department of Military Affairs (the Department) to members of the Virginia National Guard who are enrolled in any course or program at any public institution of higher education or accredited nonprofit private institution of higher education. The bill provides that an application for a grant shall be made to the Department no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of an academic semester. The bill provides that the Department shall determine whether an applicant is eligible for the grant and communicate acceptance and any additional requirements determined by the Department in writing no later than 30 days after receipt of an application. The bill requires individuals who are eligible for such grants to satisfy all financial obligations with the institution and provide written proof of acceptable academic performance and good standing for the current term no later than 30 days following the end of a term or semester. The bill provides that individuals receiving grants pursuant to the bill incur a single two-year service obligation to the Virginia National Guard and that this two-year obligation commences on the last day of the last term or semester for which tuition assistance was awarded. The bill provides that federal active duty mobilizations occurring while still a member of the Virginia National Guard and state active duty for the Commonwealth count toward such two-year service obligation. The bill provides that grants shall be subject to limitation based on the amount of funds appropriated for such purpose and that if applications for grants exceed the amount of funding appropriated, the Department shall issue grants to eligible recipients based on the order in which applications were received.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0605** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0605)
2. **HB857ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB857ER)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102403D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB857)
4. **Printed as engrossed 22102403D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB857E)

## Votes

- VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) — **16–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David A. Reid — primary (person)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
- G. "John" Avoli — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth R. Plum — cosponsor (person)
- Kim A. Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102403D `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** Impact statement from DPB (HB857)
- **2022-01-26** Assigned Education sub: Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2022-01-31** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
- **2022-01-31** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-02-02** Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-02** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-04** Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-07** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-10** Committee amendment agreed to
- **2022-02-10** Engrossed by House as amended HB857E
- **2022-02-10** Printed as engrossed 22102403D-E
- **2022-02-11** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-11** VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-14** Impact statement from DPB (HB857E)
- **2022-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2022-02-14** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24** Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-24** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03** Reading of amendment waived
- **2022-03-03** Committee amendment agreed to
- **2022-03-03** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2022-03-03** Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2022-03-07** Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-07** VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-10** Enrolled
- **2022-03-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-10** Signed by President
- **2022-03-11** Impact statement from DPB (HB857ER)
- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- **2022-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 605 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dbf50326-e157-4a0f-b2d5-00b76cb052e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).