Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 274
Hampton University; recognition and restoration of status as a land-grant university.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Mamie E. Locke (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE
Educational and cultural institutions; Recognition and restoration of status of Hampton University as a land-grant university; requirements; task force. Recognizes and restores the status of Hampton University as an 1862 and 1890 land-grant university of the Commonwealth, in accordance with the provisions of applicable federal law, and (i) enumerates the funding and programs Hampton University shall be eligible for as a land-grant university and (ii) provides for the establishment of an evaluation task force by the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and the House Committee on appropriations upon federal recognition of Hampton University as an institution eligible to receive federal funding and participate in federal and state programs established under applicable law relating to land-grant universities for the purpose of evaluating the status of Hampton University and the feasibility of recognizing the institution as a land-grant university of the Commonwealth in accordance with the provisions of the bill.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Feb 25, 2026 · House
Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote) - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Appropriations - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB274) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26107712D-S1 - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB274) - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB274) - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) - Jan 19, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104719D