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Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees, reduces membership.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 12, 2026

Latest action (Apr 6, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0137)

Summary

Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees; membership. Reduces from 19 to 18 the total membership of the board of trustees of the Roanoke Higher Education Authority by removing the presidents of Old Dominion University and the University of Virginia or their designees and adding the president of Appalachian College of Pharmacy or his designee. The bill also permits the President of Total Action for Progress to designate an individual to serve in his place on such board of trustees. This bill is identical to HB 423.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (29)

  1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102233D · upper
  2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
  3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Higher Education · upper
  4. Jan 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB242) · upper
  5. Jan 22, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  6. Jan 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  7. Jan 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  8. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  9. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  10. Jan 26, 2026 Read second time · upper
  11. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  12. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate · upper
  13. Jan 27, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  14. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  15. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
  16. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
  17. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) · lower
  18. Feb 20, 2026 Read second time · lower
  19. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · lower
  20. Feb 23, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  21. Feb 24, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  22. Feb 24, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB242ER) · upper
  23. Feb 24, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  24. Feb 24, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  25. Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB242) · upper
  26. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
  27. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  28. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 137 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  29. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0137) · executive

Text versions (6)

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.

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

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