Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 196
Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; permissible use of scholarship funds.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; permissible use of scholarship funds. Expands the permissible uses of scholarship funds under the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program by permitting eligible students and their lineal descendants to use such funds to attend an accredited two-year or four-year institution of higher education outside of the Commonwealth but establishes an initial annual cap of $5,000 for any such scholarship.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 House | Reported from Rules | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 30, 2026 Senate | Reported from Rules | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 940 (effective 7/1/2026) - Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB196) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB196ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Passed House (93-Y 6-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Read third time - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Read second time - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) - Mar 1, 2026 · House
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Rules - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB196) - Jan 9, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Rules - Jan 9, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103002D