All Roll Calls
Yes: 275 • No: 60
VirginiaHB22402025 Regular SessionHouse
Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program; established, report.
Sponsored By: Rae Cousins (Democratic)
To Governor
Summary
Institutions of higher education; Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program established; report. Establishes the Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program to address student food insecurity at public institutions of higher education and eligible private institutions of higher education, as defined by the bill. The bill provides that the Program shall be managed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and available for participation by public institutions of higher education and eligible private institutions of higher education; however, participation in the Program is optional for such institutions. Under the bill, if a public institution of higher education or eligible private institution of higher education satisfies certain criteria set out in the bill, including creating initiatives on campus to address student food insecurity, it will receive a "Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry" designation and the Council will award a grant to such institution. Any such institution that receives a grant under the bill is required to utilize the funds to support on-campus efforts and initiatives to eliminate student food insecurity at such institution through the maintenance and operation of the on-campus food pantry established pursuant to the Program. The bill requires the Council to submit a report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education no later than two years after the establishment of the Program. This bill is identical to SB 1016.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Rae Cousins
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/20/2025
Senate substitute agreed to by House
Yes: 74 • No: 24
Senate vote • 2/19/2025
Passed Senate with substitute
Yes: 37 • No: 3
Senate vote • 2/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading)
Yes: 39 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/14/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute
Yes: 14 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/13/2025
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Yes: 14 • No: 1
House vote • 2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House
Yes: 72 • No: 27
House vote • 1/29/2025
Reported from Education with amendment(s)
Yes: 18 • No: 4
House vote • 1/27/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
Yes: 7 • No: 1 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0411)
3/24/2025GovernorApproved by Governor-Chapter 411 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025GovernorGovernor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/11/2025GovernorEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
3/11/2025HouseSigned by President
3/10/2025SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2240)
3/7/2025HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB2240ER)
3/7/2025HouseEnrolled
3/7/2025HouseSigned by Speaker
3/7/2025HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House (74-Y 24-N)
2/20/2025HousePassed Senate with substitute (37-Y 3-N)
2/19/2025SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2240)
2/19/2025HouseEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute
2/19/2025SenateFinance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
2/19/2025SenateRead third time
2/19/2025SenateReading of substitute waived
2/19/2025SenatePassed by for the day
2/18/2025SenateConstitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025SenatePassed by for the day
2/17/2025SenateRules suspended
2/17/2025SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025SenateCommittee substitute printed 25107572D-S1
2/14/2025SenateReported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
2/13/2025SenateAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2/10/2025SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2/5/2025Senate
Bill Text
Chaptered
3/24/2025
Enrolled
3/7/2025
Substitute
2/17/2025
Engrossed
2/3/2025
Amendment
1/29/2025
Introduced
1/7/2025
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