HB955Introduced in the House of Delegates
Certain student enrollment data; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to annually report.
Introduced by Elizabeth Guzman, District 31
What does this bill do?
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Official description
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; public institutions of higher education; certain annual student demographic data; report. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to annually report on the enrollment of Virginia students, non-Virginia students, and international students at each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and submit a report of its findings to the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than February 1 each year.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0714)
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 2, 2026
40
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | Yes |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| Chris Head | 3 | Yes |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | Yes |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104278D
Referred to Committee on Education
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB955)
Assigned HED sub: Early Childhood and Innovation
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
Committee substitute printed 26106928D-H1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB955)
Read first time
Read second time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time and passed House (88-Y 7-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB955ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB955)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 714 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0714)
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