SB274Introduced in the Senate
Hampton University; recognition and restoration of status as a land-grant university.
Introduced by Mamie Locke, District 23
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Educational and cultural institutions; Recognition and restoration of status of Hampton University as a land-grant university; requirements; task force. Recognizes and restores the status of Hampton University as an 1862 and 1890 land-grant university of the Commonwealth, in accordance with the provisions of applicable federal law, and (i) enumerates the funding and programs Hampton University shall be eligible for as a land-grant university and (ii) provides for the establishment of an evaluation task force by the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and the House Committee on appropriations upon federal recognition of Hampton University as an institution eligible to receive federal funding and participate in federal and state programs established under applicable law relating to land-grant universities for the purpose of evaluating the status of Hampton University and the feasibility of recognizing the institution as a land-grant university of the Commonwealth in accordance with the provisions of the bill.
Where it stands
Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
February 25, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · February 13, 2026
38
Yes
0
No
2
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | Absent |
| 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 |
| Tammy Brankley Mulchi | 9 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104719D
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB274)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB274)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107712D-S1
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB274)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education
Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
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