# Virginia HB1694: Va. Military Survivors & Dependents Ed. Prog.; number of qualified survivors and dependents, etc. Virginia HB1694, Va. Military Survivors & Dependents Ed. Prog.; number of qualified survivors and dependents, etc., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alex Q. Askew (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0371)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1694-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1694 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Va. Military Survivors & Dependents Ed. Prog.; number of qualified survivors and dependents, etc. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-04 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0371) - Sponsor: Alex Q. Askew (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 13 (542 yes, 91 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; Department of Veterans Services; Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; enrollment and eligibility data; report. Directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in coordination with the Department of Veterans Services, to submit to the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and the House Committee on Appropriations by November 1 of each year a report on (i) the number of individuals who are qualified survivors and dependents, as that term is defined in applicable law, and have been certified as eligible to participate in the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program but are not yet admitted to a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and (ii) the best available estimate of the total number of qualified survivors and dependents who are participating in the Program and enrolled in the fall semester at each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. This bill incorporates HB 1613. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Alex Q. Askew (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-22 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 6 | 91 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-01-22 | House | Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-01-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 10 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (56) - 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0371) (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 371 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1694) (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1694ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-22: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-21: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Amended by conference committee - 2025-02-20: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senators: Roem, Hashmi, Suetterlein (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Delegates: Askew, Rasoul, Freitas (House) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2025-02-20: House acceded to request (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate requested conference committee (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate substitute rejected by House (6-Y 91-N) (House) - 2025-02-18: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1694) (House) - 2025-02-17: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Committee substitute printed 25107240D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1694) (House) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-04: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Printed as engrossed 25105492D-EH1 (House) - 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended (House) - 2025-02-03: Appropriations Amendment agreed to (House) - 2025-02-03: Education Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-03: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-02: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-31: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1694) (House) - 2025-01-22: Incorporates HB1613(Feggans) (House) - 2025-01-22: Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-22: Committee substitute printed 25105492D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-22: Assigned Approps sub: Higher Education (House) - 2025-01-20: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1694) (House) - 2025-01-16: Assigned Educ sub: Higher Education (House) - 2025-01-04: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-01-04: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101714D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073450.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073449.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069091.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069090.PDF) - Conference Report, 2025-02-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066964.HTML) - Substitute, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052238.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052237.PDF) - Engrossed, 2025-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037928.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037927.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-01-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037502.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037831.HTML) - Substitute, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023753.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023752.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012671.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012670.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - 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 - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073450.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073449.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069091.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069090.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066964.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052238.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052237.PDF) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037928.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037927.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037502.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037831.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023753.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023752.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012671.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012670.PDF) ## 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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1694-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).