HB 566 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

SCHEV; membership to include representative of a historically black college or university.

Summary
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; membership; representative of a historically black college or university. Requires the membership of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to include at least one nonlegislative citizen member who has served as a chief executive officer of one of the Commonwealth's historically black colleges or universities. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 6, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 26, 2024
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
31
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Mar 28, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 195 (effective 7/1/26)
executive
Mar 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB566ER)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Higher Education
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB566E
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (11-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors