Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees, reduces membership.
Summary
Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees; membership. Reduces from 19 to 18 the total membership of the board of trustees of the Roanoke Higher Education Authority by removing the presidents of Old Dominion University and the University of Virginia or their designees and adding the president of Appalachian College of Pharmacy or his designee. The bill also permits the President of Total Action for Progress to designate an individual to serve in his place on such board of trustees. This bill is identical to SB 242.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 136 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text regarding the Roanoke Higher Education Authority's board composition, term limits, and compensation remains unchanged from the enrolled version, with the only modifications being the addition of the official chapter number, the approval date (April 6, 2026), and the conversion of the text to a formatted legal chapter layout.
Scope change
None; the scope and applicability of the law remain identical to the enrolled version.
TECHNICAL
Added the official chapter number (Chapter 136) and the specific approval date (April 6, 2026) to the document header.
Changed the document structure from a standard enrolled bill format to a formal chapter layout with centered headers and indented statutory text.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 20, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 136 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB423ER)
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sam Rasoul
DDemocratic
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