SB 456 VA

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Introduced

Institutions of higher education; eligibility for in-state tuition for citizens of federally recognized Virginia tribes. Makes any non-Virginia student who is a member or citizen of a federally recognized tribe and who is enrolled in an undergraduate degree program eligible for in-state tuition. The bill also allows the governing board of any public institution of higher education to charge in-state tuition to such students enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program. This is a recommendation of the Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes.

• Richard H. Stuart Republican · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101099D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB456) · upper
4. Feb 2, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Higher Education · upper
5. Feb 2, 2026 Senate subcommittee amendments offered · upper
6. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
7. Feb 11, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-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 and Health Amendment · HTML
• Education and Health Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML