# Virginia HB2157: Richard Bland College; governance. Virginia HB2157, Richard Bland College; governance., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Betsy B. Carr (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-05-02 (Vetoed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2157-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2157 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Richard Bland College; governance. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-05-02, Vetoed by Governor - Sponsor: Betsy B. Carr (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (284 yes, 46 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Richard Bland College; governance. Removes the authority of the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia to supervise, manage, and control Richard Bland College and establishes the nine-member board of visitors of Richard Bland College to generally direct the affairs of Richard Bland College, including appointing all teachers and fixing their salaries, providing for the employment of other personnel as required, and caring for and preserving all property belonging to Richard Bland College. The bill provides for the transfer of relevant property and rights thereto, contracts, and duties from the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia to the board of visitors of Richard Bland College. The bill also requires the board of visitors of Richard Bland College to focus its efforts on preparing students for academic and career success and permits the board of visitors to take several enumerated actions in furtherance of such efforts. The bill also provides that the audit conducted by the Auditor of Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, will be the last audit for which Richard Bland College is treated as a consolidated entity of the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia and that beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the Auditor of Public Accounts shall submit its audit report on Richard Bland College to the board of visitors of Richard Bland College. The provisions of the bill, with the exception of the provision requiring Richard Bland College to submit a report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2025, have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 742. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Betsy B. Carr (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-02 | House | Passed by for the day Block Vote | pass | 47 | 46 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-01-22 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-01-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 10 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (33) - 2025-05-02: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-04-02: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-04-02: Communicated to Governor (House) - 2025-04-02: Passed by for the day Block Vote (47-Y 46-N) (House) - 2025-03-24: Governor's recommendation received by House (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2157) (House) - 2025-02-17: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2157ER) (House) - 2025-02-17: Enrolled (House) - 2025-02-17: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-12: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-27: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-01-27: Education Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-01-27: Read second time (House) - 2025-01-24: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2157) (House) - 2025-01-22: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-22: Committee substitute printed 25105234D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-20: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-16: Assigned Educ sub: Higher Education (House) - 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101610D (House) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2025-05-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1080052.HTML) - Gov Recommendation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073876.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050181.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050180.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023463.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023462.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015330.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015329.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 - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1080052.HTML) - [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073876.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050181.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050180.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023463.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023462.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015330.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015329.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-HB2157-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).