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SB105Introduced in the Senate

STEM+C competition team grants; DOE to consider changes to application and eligibility guidelines.

Passed

Introduced by William Stanley, District 7

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Department of Education; STEM+C Competition Grant Program eligibility. Requires the Department of Education, prior to the 2026 application period for grants pursuant to the STEM+C Competition Team Grant Program (the Program), to consider making the following changes to the grant application and eligibility guidelines: (i) clarify that, in accordance with the provision of relevant law that provides that the purpose of the Program is to provide grants for use in establishing or supporting STEM+C competition teams, grants may be awarded to establish new STEM+C competition teams or support existing STEM+C competition teams and (ii) provide that, in the event that grant applications exceed available funds, priority shall be given to applications for the establishment of new STEM+C competition teams with demonstrated financial need.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0483)

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 10, 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.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2Yes
Chris Head3Yes
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5Yes
Todd Pillion6Yes
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102162D

  2. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  3. Assigned Education sub: Public Education

  4. Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)

  5. Rules suspended

  6. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  7. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  8. Passed by for the day

  9. Read second time

  10. Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  11. Engrossed by Senate

  12. Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  13. Placed on Calendar

  14. Read first time

  15. Referred to Committee on Education

  16. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB105)

  17. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)

  18. Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

  19. House committee offered

  20. Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)

  21. Committee substitute printed 26108641D-H1

  22. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB105)

  23. Read second time

  24. Read third time

  25. committee substitute agreed to

  26. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  27. Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N 0-A)

  28. House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  29. Enrolled

  30. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB105ER)

  31. Signed by President

  32. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB105)

  33. Signed by Speaker

  34. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  35. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  36. Approved by Governor-Chapter 483 (effective 7/1/2026)

  37. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0483)

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