Virginia House Bill 1726 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 24 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0453)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Department of Education; Virginia-based nonprofit organizations; schools for adults to earn credentials, college credit, and high school diplomas. Requires the Department of Education to authorize a Virginia-based nonprofit organization with demonstrated evidence of positive student outcomes to provide schools for adults to earn (i) (a) an industry-recognized credential awarded through a partnership with a Virginia-based community college or an approved training provider or (b) dual college credit awarded through a partnership with a Virginia-based community college and (ii) a high school diploma on one or more diploma pathways set forth in the relevant Board of Education regulation in which enrollment is open, on a space-available basis, to adults who reside throughout the Commonwealth.

Virginia-based nonprofit organizations; schools for adults to earn credentials, college credit, etc.

Sen. Chris Head [R]

Del. Sam Rasoul [D]

Del. Nadarius Clark [D]

2023-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (95-Y 4-N) (Y: 95 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N) (Y: 20 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-24		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0453)
2023-03-24		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 453 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1726ER)
2023-03-07	House	Enrolled
2023-02-22	House	VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
2023-02-22	House	Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2023-02-21	Senate	Finance and Appropriations Committee amendment rejected
2023-02-21	Senate	Education and Health Committee amendments agreed to
2023-02-21	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2023-02-21	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2023-02-16	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2023-02-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2023-02-08	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-07	House	VOTE: Passage (95-Y 4-N)
2023-02-07	House	Read third time and passed House (95-Y 4-N)
2023-02-06	House	Printed as engrossed 23100892D-E
2023-02-06	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1726E
2023-02-06	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2023-02-06	House	Read second time
2023-02-03	House	Read first time
2023-02-01	House	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-26	House	Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2023-01-25	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-25	House	Reported from Education with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N)
2023-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
2023-01-19	House	Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
2023-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2023-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100892D

SB1019 (Same As) 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0454)
SB1019 (Same As) 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0454)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	225.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1726
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1726+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1726E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1726ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0453+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1726AH
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106555A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1726AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1726ASE
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1726ASR
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1726F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1726FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1726FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0902V0008+HB1726
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H09V0049+HB1726
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0203V0010+HB1726
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H02V0058+HB1726
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1559+HB1726
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S04V0299+HB1726
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0447+HB1726
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0630HB1726+HB1726
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0679HB1726+HB1726
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2216+HB1726