Va. Military Survivors & Dependents Ed. Prog.; number of qualified survivors and dependents, etc.
Summary
Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; annual report on eligibility and usage required. Requires the Department of Veterans Services and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to coordinate to report no later than December 15 of each year to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations (i) the number of qualified survivors and dependents who have been determined to be eligible for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at a public institution of higher education pursuant to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program but have not yet enrolled at such an institution and (ii) the best available estimate of the number of qualified survivors and dependents who are enrolled at each public institution of higher education with a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees pursuant to the Program as of December 1 of the current fall semester.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions
Education Substitute
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Chaptered
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill converts a House substitute bill into a chaptered version, adding official formatting elements like chapter number, session dates, and approval date. The substantive legislative text regarding the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program remains unchanged, including eligibility criteria, tuition waiver provisions, and reporting requirements.
TECHNICAL
Added official chapter formatting (Chapter 384), session identifiers, and approval date (March 24, 2025) to convert the bill from draft substitute format to enacted chapter format.
Inserted blank lines and spacing adjustments throughout the document to meet official legislative formatting standards.
Removed draft metadata including bill number (25106946D), amendment designation, and committee submission dates.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Feb 18, 2025
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 384 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB961ER)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0-3)
senate
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (95-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Assigned Educ sub: Higher Education
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
upper
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
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