# Virginia HB1373: Roanoke Higher Education Authority; powers and duties, specialized noncredit workforce training.

Virginia HB1373, Roanoke Higher Education Authority; powers and duties, specialized noncredit workforce training., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jason S. Ballard (Republican); status failed, last action 2024-11-19 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1373
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Roanoke Higher Education Authority; powers and duties, specialized noncredit workforce training.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-15
- Last action: 2024-11-19, Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Sponsor: Jason S. Ballard (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (176 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees; powers and duties; specialized noncredit workforce training. Requires the board of trustees of the Roanoke Higher Education Authority to seek opportunities to collaborate with local comprehensive community colleges to meet specialized noncredit workforce training needs identified by industry but provides that if local comprehensive community colleges are unable to meet identified industry needs, then the board may seek to collaborate with other education providers to provide or may provide Roanoke Higher Education Center-delivered specialized noncredit workforce training independent of local comprehensive community colleges.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jason S. Ballard (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-06 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2024-11-19: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2024-02-27: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-02-22: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2024-02-22: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-02-16: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Higher Education (Senate)
- 2024-02-07: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2024-02-07: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2024-02-06: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2024-02-06: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2024-02-05: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2024-02-02: Read first time (House)
- 2024-01-31: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2024-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2024-01-25: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education (House)
- 2024-01-15: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2024-01-15: Presented and ordered printed 24105198D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1373)

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- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1373)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1373-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).