# Virginia SB274: Hampton University; recognition and restoration of status as a land-grant university.

Virginia SB274, Hampton University; recognition and restoration of status as a land-grant university., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mamie E. Locke (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB274
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Hampton University; recognition and restoration of status as a land-grant university.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Mamie E. Locke (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Higher Education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Educational and cultural institutions; Recognition and restoration of status of Hampton University as a land-grant university; requirements; task force. Recognizes and restores the status of Hampton University as an 1862 and 1890 land-grant university of the Commonwealth, in accordance with the provisions of applicable federal law, and (i) enumerates the funding and programs Hampton University shall be eligible for as a land-grant university and (ii) provides for the establishment of an evaluation task force by the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and the House Committee on appropriations upon federal recognition of Hampton University as an institution eligible to receive federal funding and participate in federal and state programs established under applicable law relating to land-grant universities for the purpose of evaluating the status of Hampton University and the feasibility of recognizing the institution as a land-grant university of the Commonwealth in accordance with the provisions of the bill.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mamie E. Locke (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (24)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-25: Continued to 2027 in Appropriations (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-18: Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education (House)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2026-02-18: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-18: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB274) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Committee substitute printed 26107712D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB274) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB274) (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104719D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230505.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230675.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230504.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230674.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229549.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229548.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230505.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230675.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230504.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230674.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229549.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229548.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB274-2027 (as of 2026-10-12).