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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HJ 61: Higher ed. institutions, baccalaureate public; SCHEV to study $10,000 tuition per year degree.

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 61 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 10, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Higher ed. institutions, baccalaureate public; SCHEV to study $10,000 tuition per year degree. Primary sponsor: Chris Runion (Republican). 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; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; $10,000 per year baccalaureate degree; report. Requests that the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (i) study the feasibility of implementing the option for students to pay $10,000 annually for tuition and mandatory fees to earn a degree at a baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth by surveying each baccalaureate public institution of higher education to determine the likely impact of such an option on enrollment, revenue, costs, services, staffing, and such other factors as the institution deems relevant and (ii) report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than November 30, 2024.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris RunionPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35

“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. Referred to Committee on Rules
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103567D

Sources

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