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Subcommittee approves bill allowing State Board to buy property near Laurel Ridge Community College

Higher Education Subcommittee, Senate Committee on Education and Health · February 10, 2026
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Summary

SB 773 authorizes the State Board for Community Colleges to purchase adjacent property and execute documents necessary to complete an acquisition near the Laurel Ridge Community College campus; the Virginia Community College System testified in support and the subcommittee recommended the bill for reporting.

Senate Bill 773 was explained to the subcommittee in the absence of Senator French; the bill authorizes the State Board for Community Colleges to acquire adjacent property and improvements near the Laurel Ridge Community College campus and to execute the necessary documents to complete that purchase.

Ellen Davenport, representing the Virginia Community College System, stated the system supports the bill and offered to provide additional technical detail if the committee desired. No formal opposition was presented during the allotted five-minute opposition period.

A motion to report SB 773 was moved and seconded and the subcommittee voice-voted to recommend the measure for reporting to the full committee.

The bill will proceed to the full committee for further consideration.