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SB 274

Virginia Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: passed_lower. Latest action: February 25, 2026.

Hampton University; recognition and restoration of status as a land-grant university.

Bill ID VA-2026-SB-274
Session 2026
Status passed_lower
Committee Appropriations; Finance and Appropriations
Senate passed_lower 2026-02-25
Summary

Educational and cultural institutions; Recognition and restoration of status of Hampton University as a land-grant university; Hampton University Land-Grant Restoration Fund established; requirements. 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) establishes the Hampton University Land-Grant Restoration Fund for the purpose of supporting the restoration and recognition of Hampton University as a land-grant university; (ii) enumerates the funding and programs Hampton University shall be eligible for as a land-grant university; and (iii) establishes Hampton University's required powers and duties in advancing its mission as a land-grant university of the Commonwealth.

Sponsor
Locke
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-16 Status passed_lower
2026-02-25 Latest Action H Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
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