Virginia Senate Bill 961
Session 2025
Va. Military Survivors & Dependents Ed. Prog.; number of qualified survivors and dependents, etc.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Mar 24, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
961
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
An Act to amend and reenact § 23.1-608 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; annual report on eligibility and usage required.
Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; annual report on eligibility and usage required. Requires the Department of Veterans Services and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to coordinate to report no later than December 15 of each year to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations (i) the number of qualified survivors and dependents who have been determined to be eligible for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at a public institution of higher education pursuant to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program but have not yet enrolled at such an institution and (ii) the best available estimate of the number of qualified survivors and dependents who are enrolled at each public institution of higher education with a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees pursuant to the Program as of December 1 of the current fall semester.
Chaptered
Enrolled
Education Substitute
Education Subcommittee Substitute
Finance and Appropriations Substitute
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB961)
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03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0384)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 384 (Effective 07/01/25)
02/24/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB961)
02/22/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
02/22/2025
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 22, 2025
02/22/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/22/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/22/2025
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB961ER)
02/22/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/18/2025
Senate
House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
02/17/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB961)
02/17/2025
House
Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)
02/17/2025
House
Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
02/17/2025
House
Passed House with substitute (95-Y 0-N)
02/17/2025
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/17/2025
House
Education Substitute agreed to
02/17/2025
House
Read third time
02/14/2025
House
Read second time
02/12/2025
House
Committee substitute printed 25106946D-H1
02/12/2025
House
Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
02/10/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
02/07/2025
House
Assigned Educ sub: Higher Education
02/07/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Education
02/07/2025
House
Read first time
02/07/2025
House
Placed on Calendar
02/04/2025
Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/04/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
02/04/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
02/04/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute-SB961S1
02/04/2025
Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
02/04/2025
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
02/04/2025
Senate
Read second time
02/03/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
02/03/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
02/03/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/30/2025
Senate
Committee substitute printed 25106560D-S1
01/30/2025
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
01/28/2025
Senate
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
01/27/2025
Senate
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
01/22/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB961)
01/06/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/06/2025
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100824D
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VA Legislature
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Record Created
Jan 7, 2025 9:04:08 PM
Record Updated
Sep 1, 2025 1:28:23 PM