# Virginia HB1183: Comprehensive community colleges; machinery and equipment for courses and programs.

Virginia HB1183, Comprehensive community colleges; machinery and equipment for courses and programs., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Israel D. O'Quinn (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

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- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1183
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Comprehensive community colleges; machinery and equipment for courses and programs.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Israel D. O'Quinn (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Higher Education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Comprehensive community colleges; procurement; machinery and equipment for courses and programs; certain limitations prohibited. Prohibits the State Board for Community Colleges and any comprehensive community college from establishing or adhering to any procurement policy, practice, procedure, regulation, or rule that prohibits the procurement of used machinery or equipment when such machinery or equipment is necessary to provide proper student instruction in any relevant course or program.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Israel D. O'Quinn (Republican), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-04: Continued to 2027 in Education (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Assigned HED sub: Higher Education (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101120D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230398.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230397.PDF)

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- SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset. (in committee)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230398.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230397.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1183-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).