Higher educational institutions, public; increases in undergraduate tuition.
Summary
Governing boards of public institutions of higher education; increases in undergraduate tuition or mandatory fees;certain disclosures. Prohibits the governing board of any publicinstitution of higher education from approving an increase in undergraduatetuition or mandatory fees without providing students and the publican explanation of the factors that contribute to the need for theplanned increase, an explanation of the planned use of the revenuegenerated by the planned increase, and notice of the date, time,and location of the meeting at which public comment on such plannedincrease is permitted at least 10 days prior to such meeting.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Signed Mar 23, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
6
Mar 23, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 435 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment by Senator Hashmi agreed to
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment reconsidered
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment #1 agreed to
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB715E
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with amendment (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104092D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Reid
DDemocratic
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