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HB522Introduced in the House of Delegates

Virginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Fund and Program; established, report.

IntroducedHouse Appropriations

Introduced by Rodney Willett, District 58

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Virginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Fund and Program established. Establishes the Virginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Fund and Program, to be administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia in collaboration with the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia and the Department of Historic Resources, for the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to any nonprofit private institution of higher education whose primary purpose is to provide collegiate, graduate, or professional education and not to provide religious training or theological education to assist with the funding of renovation, restoration, repair, preservation, and deferred maintenance projects, with certain enumerated conditions such as providing sufficient evidence of matching funds for the project in an amount equal to the amount of the grant to be awarded and providing certain documentation and project monitoring for projects involving certified historic structures, as defined in the bill.

Where it stands

Left in Committee Appropriations

February 18, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of DelegatesStage: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N) · February 4, 2026

5

Yes

2

No

0

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Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104535D

  2. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  3. Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education

  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB522)

  5. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)

  6. Left in Committee Appropriations

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