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HB1183 • 2026

Comprehensive community colleges; machinery and equipment for courses and programs.

<p class=ldtitle>A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23.1-2912.1, relating to comprehensive community colleges; procurement; machinery and equipment for courses and programs; certain limitations prohibited.</p>

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
O'Quinn
Last action
2026-02-04
Official status
Continued
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on enforcement or penalties for non-compliance.

Community Colleges Can Buy Used Equipment

This law stops the State Board for Community Colleges and comprehensive community colleges from having rules that prohibit buying used machinery or equipment if it is necessary for teaching students.

What This Bill Does

  • It prohibits the State Board for Community Colleges and any comprehensive community college from establishing procurement policies, practices, procedures, regulations, or rules that ban the purchase of used machinery or equipment when such items are needed for proper student instruction in relevant courses or programs.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The State Board for Community Colleges
  • Comprehensive community colleges in Virginia

Terms To Know

Procurement
Buying or getting something needed by a company or organization, like machinery and equipment.
Comprehensive community college
A type of school that offers many different classes and programs for students to learn new skills.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how colleges should determine if used equipment is necessary.
  • It doesn't explain the consequences if a college violates this rule.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-04 Education

    Continued to 2027 in Education (Voice Vote)

  2. 2026-02-02 Higher Education

    Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote)

  3. 2026-01-30 Higher Education

    Assigned HED sub: Higher Education

  4. 2026-01-14 House

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101120D

  5. 2026-01-14 Education

    Referred to Committee on Education

Official Summary Text

Comprehensive community colleges; procurement; machinery and equipment for courses and programs; certain limitations prohibited.
Prohibits the State Board for Community Colleges and any comprehensive community college from establishing or adhering to any procurement policy, practice, procedure, regulation, or rule that prohibits the procurement of used machinery or equipment when such machinery or equipment is necessary to provide proper student instruction in any relevant course or program.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
23.1-2912.1
, relating to comprehensive community colleges; procurement; machinery and equipment for courses and programs; certain limitations prohibited.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered
23.1-2912.1
as follows:

§
23.1-2912.1
.
Procurement; machinery and equipment for courses and programs; certain limitations prohibited.

Neither the
State Board nor any comprehensive community college shall establish or adhere to any procurement policy,
practice,
procedure, regulation, or rule that prohibits the procurement
of used machinery or equipment
when such machinery or equipment
is ne
cessary to provide proper student instruction
in any
relevant
course or program
.