HB 502 VA

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State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; fixed in-state tuition policy; review; report. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (the Council), in consultation with each baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth, to assess the potential impact of a policy whereby such institutions are required to establish a fixed in-state tuition rate for each incoming first year undergraduate Virginia student enrolled in a four-year baccalaureate program and declare each such student eligible for such rate for four academic years or any portion or term thereof during which the student makes satisfactory progress toward completing such degree program, provided that the student maintains continuous enrollment. The bill requires the Council to report its findings to the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations no later than November 30, 2026.

• John Chilton McAuliff · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103085D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB502) · lower
4. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HED sub: Higher Education · lower
5. Feb 9, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 3-N) · lower
7. Feb 10, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
8. Feb 10, 2026 House committee offered · lower
9. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107421D-H1 · lower
11. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB502) · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
16. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
17. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
18. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
19. Feb 23, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Higher Education · upper
20. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML