VA HB 436
Status unknownHigher educational institutions, public; tuition and mandatory fees charged to Virginia students.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 436 pass?
The current status of VA HB 436 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Education
What is VA HB 436 about?
Public institutions of higher education; tuition and mandatory fees charged to Virginia students. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of the general appropriation act, law, regulation, or policy to the contrary, (i) for the purpose of state support for Virginia students at public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, all fees associated with essential student services, including fees for student health services, student immigration services, and student technology services, shall be considered part of the tuition and mandatory education and general fees charged to such students and (ii) no public institution of higher education shall annually increase the total of all mandatory non-education and general fees charged to Virginia students by more than three percent of the total of such fees charged to Virginia students for the immediately preceding academic year.
Who sponsors VA HB 436?
Destiny LeVere Bolling is the primary sponsor of VA HB 436.
Description
Public institutions of higher education; tuition and mandatory fees charged to Virginia students. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of the general appropriation act, law, regulation, or policy to the contrary, (i) for the purpose of state support for Virginia students at public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, all fees associated with essential student services, including fees for student health services, student immigration services, and student technology services, shall be considered part of the tuition and mandatory education and general fees charged to such students and (ii) no public institution of higher education shall annually increase the total of all mandatory non-education and general fees charged to Virginia students by more than three percent of the total of such fees charged to Virginia students for the immediately preceding academic year.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-12
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — Left in Education
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Destiny LeVere Bollingprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-12
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104072D
filing,introduction
2026-01-12
Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee
2026-01-23
Assigned HED sub: Higher Education
referral-committee
2026-01-27
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 3-N)
2026-02-18
Left in Education
Versions
- IntroducedCompare
Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
2026-01-27 · pass · 6-3
Member-level votes (11)
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: not voting
- Nadarius E. Clark: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: no
- Lindsey Dougherty: yes
- Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
- Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
- Phillip A. Scott: not voting
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: no
- Sam Rasoul: no
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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