# Virginia SB242: Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees, reduces membership. Virginia SB242, Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees, reduces membership., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Christopher T. Head (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0137)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB242-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB242 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees, reduces membership. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0137) - Sponsor: Christopher T. Head (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (210 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## 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 HB 423. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Smaller board and local resident seats: mixed, low. The board shrinks from 19 to 18 members. It sets who serves: two Delegates, one Senator, the state council’s executive director, the community college chancellor, nine named college presidents, and TAP. These officials may serve or name a designee. The Speaker appoints the two House members under H… - Term limits, pay, and board leadership: mixed, low. Legislators and named officials serve while they hold their office. Citizen members serve four-year terms, with a limit of two consecutive full terms. Someone who filled an unexpired term can still serve two full terms after that. Vacancies are filled the same way as the original appointment for th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Christopher T. Head (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-23 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0137) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 137 (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 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB242) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB242ER) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-23: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-23: Read third time (House) - 2026-02-20: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-18: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-03: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2026-02-03: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-03: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-01-27: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Engrossed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB242) (Senate) - 2026-01-19: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102233D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216614.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216613.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177128.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177127.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086962.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086961.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/1216614.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216613.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177128.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177127.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086962.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086961.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-SB242-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).