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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HJ 39: Comprehensive community colleges, certain; JLARC to study waiver of tuition and mandatory fees.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HJ 39 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Comprehensive community colleges, certain; JLARC to study waiver of tuition and mandatory fees. Primary sponsor: Alfonso Lopez (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Rules.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Study; JLARC; waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at certain comprehensive community colleges; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the feasibility of waiving tuition and mandatory fees for Virginia students who attend Mountain Empire Community College, Southwest Virginia Community College, and Virginia Highlands Community College and report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than November 30, 2024.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alfonso LopezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Shelly SimondsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Rules
  2. Continued to 2025 in Rules (Voice Vote)
  3. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
  4. Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee
  5. Referred to Committee on Rules
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101558D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source