Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 877
Public high school students; opportunity to earn transferable meta-major associate degree, etc.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Sam Rasoul (Democratic)
Cosponsors (16)
- R. Lee Ware (Republican)
- Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic)
- Phillip A. Scott (Republican)
- Charlie Schmidt
- Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic)
- Amy J. Laufer (Democratic)
- Elizabeth R. Guzman (Democratic)
- Lily V. Franklin
- Lindsey Dougherty (Democratic)
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (Democratic)
- Nicole Cole (Democratic)
- Joshua G. Cole (Democratic)
- Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic)
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Jessica L. Anderson
- Barbara A. Favola (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED
Public high school students; opportunity to earn transferable meta-major associate degree during high school to reduce college debt. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in cooperation with the Virginia Community College System and each associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education and each baccalaureate public institution of higher education, to establish a program by which qualified high school students earn an associate degree in a meta-major through dual enrollment, independent dual enrollment, as defined in the bill, or a combination thereof, that (i) is fully transferable to any baccalaureate public institution of higher education that offers a program of study in such meta-major and (ii) to the extent possible, and as determined by the applicable baccalaureate public institution of higher education, satisfies discipline-specific degree requirements in the student's preferred program of study.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 2, 2026 House | Reported from Education | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB877) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Read second time and engrossed - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101617D