# Virginia SB601: Virginia National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program; grants.

Virginia SB601, Virginia National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program; grants., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bryce E. Reeves (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB601-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB601
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program; grants.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Bryce E. Reeves (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program; grants. Requires at least $50,000 of discretionary annual spending of Virginia National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program grant funds to be used for recruitment. Under current law, discretionary spending on recruitment from grant funds is capped at $50,000 per fiscal year.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bryce E. Reeves (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB601) (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100920D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230148.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230147.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230148.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230147.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB601-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).