Why 4/5: It directly impacts tuition costs and access to higher education for a specific student population.
This bill makes non-Virginia students who are members of federally recognized Virginia tribes eligible for in-state tuition for undergraduate degree programs. Public higher education institutions may also offer in-state tuition to these students for graduate or professional programs.
Filed
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101099D
Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB456)
Referred to committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
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Senate subcommittee amendments offered
Cleared committee
Reported from Education and Health with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Update
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)
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Summarized from the official bill text (“Higher ed. institutions; eligibility for in-state tuition for citizens of fed. recognized Va. tribes.”) · Read the actual bill →