VA HB 522
Status unknownVirginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Fund and Program; established, report.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 522 pass?
The current status of VA HB 522 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Appropriations
What is VA HB 522 about?
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 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.
Who sponsors VA HB 522?
Rodney T. Willett is the primary sponsor of VA HB 522, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
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 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.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Rodney T. Willettprimary
- Sam Rasoulcosponsor
- James W. Morefieldcosponsor
- Destiny LeVere Bollingcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104535D
filing,introduction
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-01-17
Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education
referral-committee
2026-01-20
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB522)
2026-02-04
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
2026-02-18
Left in Committee Appropriations
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Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
2026-02-04 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- Terry L. Austin: no
- James W. Morefield: no
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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