SB 196 VA

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Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; permissible use of scholarship funds. Expands the permissible uses of scholarship funds under the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program by permitting eligible students and their lineal descendants to use such funds to attend an accredited two-year or four-year institution of higher education outside of the Commonwealth but establishes an initial annual cap of $5,000 for any such scholarship.

• Angelia Williams Graves Democratic · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103002D · upper
2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · upper
3. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB196) · upper
4. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Feb 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 5, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
10. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
14. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · lower
16. Mar 1, 2026 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee · lower
17. Mar 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) · lower
18. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N) · lower
19. Mar 10, 2026 Read second time · lower
20. Mar 11, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
21. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · lower
22. Mar 11, 2026 Passed House (93-Y 6-N 0-A) · lower
23. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
24. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB196ER) · upper
25. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
26. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
28. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
29. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB196) · upper
30. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 940 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML