HB522
Virginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Fund and Program; established, report.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 4, 2026
House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
Chief Patron:
Rodney Willett (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Virginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Fund and Program established.
Establishes the Virginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Fund and Program, to be administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia in collaboration with the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia and the Department of Historic Resources, for the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to ... (More) any nonprofit private institution of higher education whose primary purpose is to provide collegiate, graduate, or professional education and not to provide religious training or theological education to assist with the funding of renovation, restoration, repair, preservation, and deferred maintenance projects, with certain enumerated conditions such as providing sufficient evidence of matching funds for the project in an amount equal to the amount of the grant to be awarded and providing certain documentation and project monitoring for projects involving certified historic structures, as defined in the bill. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104535D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/17/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education
- 01/20/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB522)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
