# Virginia HB423: Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees, reduces membership. Virginia HB423, Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees, reduces membership., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sam Rasoul (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0136)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB423-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB423 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees, reduces membership. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0136) - Sponsor: Sam Rasoul (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (210 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees; membership. Reduces from 19 to 18 the total membership of the board of trustees of the Roanoke Higher Education Authority by removing the presidents of Old Dominion University and the University of Virginia or their designees and adding the president of Appalachian College of Pharmacy or his designee. The bill also permits the President of Total Action for Progress to designate an individual to serve in his place on such board of trustees. This bill is identical to SB 242. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Board leadership, pay, and expenses: mixed, low. Nonlegislative citizen members get no pay. Legislative members get the compensation set in state law. All members can be reimbursed for reasonable, necessary expenses under state rules, and the Authority pays these costs. The board must elect a chair and a vice-chair from its members and may adopt… - Smaller Roanoke higher education board: mixed, low. The law sets the Roanoke Higher Education Authority board at 18 members. Two seats go to Delegates named by the House Speaker and one to a Senator named by the Senate Rules Committee. Seats also go to the Executive Director of the Council (or designee), the Community College Chancellor (or designee… - Who can serve and for how long: mixed, low. Nonlegislative citizen members must be Virginia citizens and live in the Roanoke region. These citizen members serve four-year terms. Lawmakers, the Council’s Executive Director, the Community College Chancellor, the TAP leader, and the named college presidents (or designees) serve while they hold… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sam Rasoul (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 20 | 1 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0136) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 136 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB423) (House) - 2026-02-25: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB423ER) (House) - 2026-02-25: Enrolled (House) - 2026-02-25: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-23: Passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-03: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-02: Passed by for the day (House) - 2026-01-30: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-28: Reported from Education (20-Y 1-N) (House) - 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB423) (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101312D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216610.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216609.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177937.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177936.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084397.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084395.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216610.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216609.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177937.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177936.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084397.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084395.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [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-HB423-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).