SB 768 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; tuition and fee waivers.

Summary
Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program. Amends the definition of "qualified survivors and dependents" under the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program to include that a child who is a stepchild of a deceased military service member shall receive all Program benefits if the military service member claimed the stepchild on his tax return or on his Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System while serving on active duty. The bill also provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services may consider the domicile or physical presence requirements with reference to the surviving spouse or surviving student, as applicable, for qualified survivors and dependents to be eligible for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees if such requirements are not met because the military service member or surviving spouse dies after having established physical presence within the Commonwealth but before such requirements can be met.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 21, 2022 Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2022

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2022
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
13
Committee
15
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 442 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB768H1
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22107073D-H1
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB768S1
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105570D-S1
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22104975D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Bryce Reeves
Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
VA
28