The Virginia General Assembly’s Higher Education Subcommittee reported six Senate bills during the same meeting, overwhelmingly approving substitute language that conforms the Senate text to companion House bills in order to allow sponsors to resolve remaining technical differences.

All of the measures were presented as largely similar to their House counterparts and were advanced by motions to substitute or conform language. The clerk recorded unanimous subcommittee votes of 7-0 for several measures; Senate Bill 1016 reported as substituted on a recorded vote of 5-2. One bill, Senate Bill 1259, was reported with amendments but the transcript does not include a roll-call tally for that item.

Votes at a glance

- SB 742 (patron: Sen. Locke), substitute to HB 2157 — reported as amended, vote recorded as reported by the clerk (transcript: “reports as amended”); tally not specified on the record excerpt.

- SB 953 — reported, 7-0.

- SB 961 — reported with substitute, 7-0.

- SB 1016 — reported with substitute, 5-2.

- SB 1229 — reported with substitute, 7-0.

- SB 1259 — reported with amendments; transcript indicates the bill “reports with amendments” but a roll tally is not included in the transcript excerpt.

The chair closed the meeting after reporting those measures and the subcommittee adjourned.