Higher educational institutions, public; tuition and fee increases, public comment.
Summary
Requires the governing board of each public institution of higher education, prior to a vote on an increase in undergraduate tuition or mandatory fees, to permit public comment on the proposed increase at a meeting of the governing board. The bill requires each such governing board to establish policies for such public comment, which may include reasonable time limitations. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Signed Mar 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Feb 14, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Mar 18, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 583 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2019
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2173S1
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106559D-S1
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2173E
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101632D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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