HB404
Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program; scholarships, administration.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
David Reid (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program; parameters.
Prohibits any such institution from passing the cost of any scholarship program established in accordance with the provisions of the Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program to other enrolled students by increasing the rate of tuition or mandatory fees.The bill also requires the State Council of Higher Education ... (More) for Virginia to (i) establish a work group that consists of a representative of each institution that participates in the Program that meets at least semiannually to discuss Program administration, including sharing best practices on administration and research, coordinating funding and fundraising strategies, developing outreach and marketing plans, collaborating on historical and genealogical research efforts, and aligning government and community engagement initiatives and (ii) develop and maintain a single statewide online portal that describes each institution's program, criteria, and investments in scholarship students or the community, lists designated points of contact at each institution, shares application timelines and processes, and offers historical context and ongoing memorial updates. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101290D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/30/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: Higher Education
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/02/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 2-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 7-N)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/04/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education
- 02/04/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106202D-H1
- 02/04/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB404)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (67-Y 27-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/11/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB404ER)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB404)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
