# Virginia HB430: New College Institute; reconstitution of Institute as West Piedmont Higher Education Center, etc.

Virginia HB430, New College Institute; reconstitution of Institute as West Piedmont Higher Education Center, etc., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Destiny LeVere Bolling (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0609)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB430-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB430
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: New College Institute; reconstitution of Institute as West Piedmont Higher Education Center, etc.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0609)
- Sponsor: Destiny LeVere Bolling (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 14 (349 yes, 15 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

New College Institute; name; membership and composition of board of directors. Renames New College Institute as the West Piedmont Higher Education Center (the Center) and makes several revisions to the membership requirements for the board of directors of the Center, including (i) increasing from 15 to 20 members the total membership of the board of directors; (ii) modifying the composition of the board of directors by adding as required members the Executive Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia or his designee, the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System or his designee, and the presidents of George Mason University, Longwood University, Radford University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Virginia State University or their designees; (iii) reducing from 10 to seven the total number of nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor and requiring five of such nonlegislative citizen members to be representatives of West Piedmont public education and area business and industry, including one division superintendent, one public school teacher, and three business and industry leaders; and (iv) adding the president of Patrick & Henry Community College or his designee to serve as an ex officio nonvoting member. The bill also requires the board of directors of the Center, in collaboration with representatives of GO Virginia Region 3, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Patrick & Henry Community College, local school boards, and major regional employers, to develop a sustainability plan, including a comprehensive strategic plan and customer recruitment and expansion strategy, to provide higher education degree and certification programs in accordance with its mission, to review options to achieve the goals stated in such plan, and to report on such options to the Governor, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, and the Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations no later than August 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 299.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New college center serves West Piedmont students: benefit, low. The law turns New College Institute into the West Piedmont Higher Education Center, serving Henry County and Martinsville. The Center supports job training, regional economic development, and broader access to degrees and other education programs. After reconstitution, its board must develop a long…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Destiny LeVere Bolling (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Senate amendment agreed to by House | pass | 93 | 6 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senator Srinivasan Amendment agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendment | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Education and Health Substitute rejected | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 92 | 5 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 18 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 9 | 1 |   |

## Actions (45)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0609) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 609 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB430) (House)
- 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB430ER) (House)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Senate amendment agreed to by House (93-Y 6-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Senator Srinivasan Amendment agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Education and Health Substitute rejected (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Floor offered (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB430) (House)
- 2026-02-27: Education and Health Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB430) (House)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House (92-Y 5-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-15: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Committee substitute printed 26107537D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education (House)
- 2026-02-09: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned HED sub: Higher Education (House)
- 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB430) (House)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102709D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218835.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218834.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212282.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212281.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202902.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203341.HTML)
- Substitute, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186369.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185814.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185813.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186368.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139807.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139806.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134500.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134499.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084410.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084409.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218835.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218834.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212282.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212281.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202902.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203341.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186369.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185814.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185813.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186368.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139807.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139806.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134500.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134499.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084410.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084409.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB430-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).