Virginia House Bill 877
Session 2026
Public high school students; opportunity to earn transferable meta-major associate degree, etc.
Active
Passed House on Feb 6, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
877
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Charlie Schmidt
Cosponsor
Jessica L. Anderson
Cosponsor
Lily V. Franklin
Cosponsor
Stacey Annie Carroll
Cosponsor
Motion Text
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Charlie Schmidt
Yes
Yes
Ellen H. McLaughlin
Yes
Yes
Gretchen M. Bulova
Yes
Yes
Yes
Jessica L. Anderson
Yes
John Chilton McAuliff
Yes
Yes
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Yes
Didn't Vote
Kimberly Pope Adams
Yes
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Yes
Lily V. Franklin
Yes
Margaret A. Franklin
Yes
Mark C. Downey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stacey Annie Carroll
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Summary
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 22.1-1, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 22.1-237.2 through 22.1-237.5, 22.1-253.13:1, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 23.1-100, 23.1-907, and 23.1-908 of the Code of Virginia, relating to high school students; postsecondary opportunities; independent dual enrollment; transferable meta-major associate degrees.
Public high school students; opportunity to earn transferable meta-major associate degree during high school to reduce college debt. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in cooperation with the Virginia Community College System and each associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education and each baccalaureate public institution of higher education, to establish a program by which qualified high school students earn an associate degree in a meta-major through dual enrollment, independent dual enrollment, as defined in the bill, or a combination thereof, that (i) is fully transferable to any baccalaureate public institution of higher education that offers a program of study in such meta-major and (ii) to the extent possible, and as determined by the applicable baccalaureate public institution of higher education, satisfies discipline-specific degree requirements in the student's preferred program of study.
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02/06/2026
House
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
02/05/2026
House
Read second time and engrossed
02/04/2026
House
Read first time
02/02/2026
House
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
01/13/2026
House
Referred to Committee on Education
01/13/2026
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101617D
Sources
VA Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 20, 2026 9:38:14 PM
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2026 9:18:43 PM