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2020 SESSION

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HB 1179 Higher educational institutions, public; in-state tuition, refugees.

Introduced by: Kathy K.L. Tran | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Public institutions of higher education; in-state tuition; refugees and individuals with certain Special Immigrant Visas. Provides that an individual is eligible for in-state tuition charges regardless of domicile if he is admitted to the United States as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157 within the previous two calendar years or received a Special Immigrant Visa that has been granted a status under P.L. 110-181 § 1244, P.L. 109-163 § 1059, or P.L. 111-8 § 602 within the previous two calendar years, and upon entering the United States, the individual resided in the Commonwealth and continues to reside in the Commonwealth as a refugee or pursuant to such Special Immigrant Visa.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101908D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/05/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20106232D-H1  pdf
• 02/28/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1179ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/06/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0680)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted

HISTORY

• 01/07/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101908D
• 01/07/20  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 01/15/20  House: Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
• 02/03/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/20  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/05/20  House: Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
• 02/05/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20106232D-H1
• 02/05/20  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/05/20  House: Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
• 02/07/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
• 02/07/20  House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
• 02/09/20  House: Read first time
• 02/10/20  House: Read second time
• 02/10/20  House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106232D-H1
• 02/10/20  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1179H1
• 02/11/20  House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
• 02/11/20  House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N)
• 02/12/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/12/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/14/20  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
• 02/20/20  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 3-N 1-A)
• 02/21/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/20  Senate: Read third time
• 02/24/20  Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
• 02/28/20  House: Enrolled
• 02/28/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1179ER)
• 02/28/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/20  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2020
• 03/11/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 04/06/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 680 (effective 7/1/20)
• 04/06/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0680)