HB 1312

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: February 18, 2026.

Virginia student tuition and mandatory fees; two-year freeze.

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-1312
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Appropriations
House of Delegates failed 2026-02-18
Education
Summary

Public institutions of higher education; undergraduate Virginia student tuition and mandatory fees; two-year freeze. Requires the tuition and mandatory fees charged to undergraduate Virginia students at each public institution of higher education to be capped at the rate charged to such students for the first academic term of the 2025-2026 academic year. The provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2028.

Sponsor
Singh
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Status failed
2026-01-16 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-18 Latest Action H Left in Committee Appropriations
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