# Virginia HB955: Certain student enrollment data; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to annually report.

Virginia HB955, Certain student enrollment data; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to annually report., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Elizabeth R. Guzman (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0714)) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB955-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB955
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Certain student enrollment data; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to annually report.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0714)
- Sponsor: Elizabeth R. Guzman (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (210 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; public institutions of higher education; certain annual student demographic data; report. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to annually report on the enrollment of Virginia students, non-Virginia students, and international students at each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and submit a report of its findings to the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than February 1 each year.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Elizabeth R. Guzman (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 88 | 7 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 20 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0714) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 714 (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)
- 2026-03-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB955) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB955ER) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-09: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Read third time and passed House (88-Y 7-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-12: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB955) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Committee substitute printed 26106928D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-09: Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-04: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-30: Assigned HED sub: Early Childhood and Innovation (House)
- 2026-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB955) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104278D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222347.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222346.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194342.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194341.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134302.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134301.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128451.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128450.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115838.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115837.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086678.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086677.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/1222347.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222346.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194342.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194341.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134302.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134301.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128451.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128450.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115838.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115837.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086678.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086677.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-HB955-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).