# Virginia SB1016: Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program; established, report. Virginia SB1016, Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program; established, report., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Danica A. Roem (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0425)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1016-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB1016 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program; established, report. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0425) - Sponsor: Danica A. Roem (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (388 yes, 104 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## 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 HB 2240. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Danica A. Roem (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 1 | | | 2025-02-21 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 70 | 26 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate acceded to request Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate | fail | 0 | 40 | | | 2025-02-17 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 69 | 27 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 16 | 5 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 7 | 3 | 1 | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 39 | 1 | | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-01-28 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 1 | | ## Actions (49) - 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0425) (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 425 (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 (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1016) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1016ER) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-21: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Amended by conference committee - 2025-02-21: Conference report agreed to by House (70-Y 26-N) (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senators: Roem, Bagby, Durant (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Delegates: Cousins, Price, Green (House) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2025-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1016) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: House requested conference committee (House) - 2025-02-19: House insisted on substitute (House) - 2025-02-18: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Passed House with substitute (69-Y 27-N) (House) - 2025-02-17: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-02-17: Education Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-17: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-14: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-12: Committee substitute printed 25106932D-H1 (House) - 2025-02-12: Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 5-N) (House) - 2025-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) (House) - 2025-02-07: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-07: Assigned Educ sub: Higher Education (House) - 2025-02-07: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-02-07: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-02-04: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Printed as engrossed 25104130D-E (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Reading of amendment waived (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104130D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074328.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074327.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069107.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069106.PDF) - Conference Report, 2025-02-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066670.HTML) - Substitute, 2025-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047796.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047795.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1044734.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1044733.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043923.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043922.PDF) - Engrossed, 2025-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1040144.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1040143.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038280.HTML) - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017531.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017530.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. 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