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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 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.
Introduced
Jan 12, 2026
Last Action
Mar 14, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 2 co
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB404)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB404ER)
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Read third time and passed House (67-Y 27-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB404)
Committee substitute printed 26106202D-H1
Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 7-N)
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 2-N)
Assigned HED sub: Higher Education
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101290D
Referred to Committee on Education
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
David A. Reid
Dan I. Helmer