# Virginia HB2452: Higher education institutions, baccalaureate public; livestreaming, etc., Bd. of visitors meetings. Virginia HB2452, Higher education institutions, baccalaureate public; livestreaming, etc., Bd. of visitors meetings., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by M. Keith Hodges (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0275)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2452-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2452 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Higher education institutions, baccalaureate public; livestreaming, etc., Bd. of visitors meetings. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0275) - Sponsor: M. Keith Hodges (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (231 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; livestreaming, recording, and archiving of boards of visitors meetings; closed sessions; guidelines. Establishes several requirements, subject to a reenactment clause, relating to public access to meetings of the governing boards of baccalaureate public institutions of higher education. The bill also requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in consultation with the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council and a representative from the Library of Virginia, to work with the public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth and with technology experts to develop minimal uniform standards, to the extent practicable, for (i) providing the public with real-time access to the meetings of governing boards of public institutions of higher education and the meetings of committees of such boards, (ii) archiving the recordings of such meetings, and (iii) taking minutes at such meetings. The bill requires any such minimal uniform standards to be implemented by each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth no later than July 1, 2026. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: M. Keith Hodges (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Passed Senate 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 and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 95 | 4 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Reported from Education with amendment(s) | pass | 20 | 2 | | | 2025-01-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 8 | 2 | 1 | ## Actions (32) - 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0275) (Governor) - 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 275 (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 (HB2452) (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2452ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-18: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 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: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2452) (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: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 4-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Printed as engrossed 25102838D-E (House) - 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2025-02-03: Education Amendment agreed to (House) - 2025-02-03: Read second time (House) - 2025-01-31: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-29: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N) (House) - 2025-01-27: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 2-N) (House) - 2025-01-25: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2452) (House) - 2025-01-23: Assigned Educ sub: Higher Education (House) - 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102838D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072734.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072733.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061452.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061451.PDF) - Engrossed, 2025-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033552.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033551.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029701.HTML) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016367.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016366.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/1072734.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072733.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061452.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061451.PDF) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033552.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033551.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029701.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016367.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016366.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-HB2452-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).