HB1694
Va. Military Survivors & Dependents Ed. Prog.; number of qualified survivors and dependents, etc.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 24, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0371)
Chief Patron:
Alex Askew (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; annual report on eligibility and usage required.
Requires the Department of Veterans Services and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to coordinate to report no later than December 15 of each year to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations (i) the number of qualified survivors ... (More) and dependents who have been determined to be eligible for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at a public institution of higher education pursuant to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program but have not yet enrolled at such an institution and (ii) the best available estimate of the number of qualified survivors and dependents who are enrolled at each public institution of higher education with a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees pursuant to the Program as of December 1 of the current fall semester. This bill incorporates HB 1613. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/04/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101714D
- 01/04/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/16/2025 - House: Assigned Educ sub: Higher Education
- 01/16/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/17/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1694)
- 01/20/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/22/2025 - House: Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2025 - House: Incorporates HB1613(Feggans)
- 01/22/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105492D-H1
- 01/22/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/22/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Higher Education
- 01/30/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1694)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Education Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Appropriations Amendment agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended
- 02/03/2025 - House: Printed as engrossed 25105492D-EH1
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/04/2025 - House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1694)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107240D-S1
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1694)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (6-Y 91-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/2025 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senators: Roem, Hashmi, Suetterlein
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Askew, Rasoul, Freitas
- 02/21/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/21/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1694ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1694)
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 371 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0371)
