# Virginia SB196: Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; permissible use of scholarship funds.

Virginia SB196, Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; permissible use of scholarship funds., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0940)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB196
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; permissible use of scholarship funds.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0940)
- Sponsor: Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (225 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; permissible use of scholarship funds. Expands the permissible uses of scholarship funds under the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program by permitting eligible students and their lineal descendants to use such funds to attend an accredited two-year or four-year institution of higher education outside of the Commonwealth but establishes an initial annual cap of $5,000 for any such scholarship.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Scholarship students can attend out-of-state colleges: benefit, medium. Eligible students and their direct descendants can use Brown v. Board of Education scholarships at colleges outside Virginia. These colleges must be accredited two-year or four-year institutions.
- Out-of-state scholarship students face $5,000 cap: cost, high. The law caps Brown v. Board of Education scholarships for eligible students attending colleges outside Virginia at $5,000 per year. The cap applies to accredited two-year or four-year colleges. The program's scholarship committee can change this annual limit.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Passed House | pass | 93 | 6 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | House | Reported from Rules | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0940) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 940 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB196) (Senate)
- 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 (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB196ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Passed House (93-Y 6-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-11: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-10: Read second time (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-03-01: Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-12: Referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-12: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB196) (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee on Rules (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103002D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224773.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224772.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211843.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211842.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083563.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083562.PDF)

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- 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/1224773.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224772.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211843.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211842.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083563.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083562.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-SB196-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).