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SB 97 VA
Passed One Chamber

Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; establishment of student meal plan credit donation program.

VA · session 2027 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Dec 31, 2025

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia Senate Bill 97 would modify the Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program for institutions of higher education. The bill would establish a student meal plan credit donation program that allows students to donate unused meal plan credits to support food assistance for other students in need.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend and reenact § 23.1-409.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to institutions of higher education; Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program; establishment of student meal plan credit donation program.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (26)
  1. Dec 31, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100751D · upper
  2. Dec 31, 2025 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
  3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Higher Education · upper
  4. Jan 19, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
  5. Jan 22, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
  6. Jan 22, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  7. Jan 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  8. Jan 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  9. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  10. Jan 23, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105701D-S1 · upper
  11. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  12. Jan 26, 2026 Read second time · upper
  13. Jan 26, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
  14. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  15. Jan 26, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to · upper
  16. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
  17. Jan 27, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  18. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  19. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
  20. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
  21. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB97) · upper
  22. Feb 26, 2026 Assigned HED sub: Higher Education · lower
  23. Mar 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) · lower
  24. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 3-N) · lower
  25. Mar 9, 2026 Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote) · lower
  26. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · lower

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