VA HB2018 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: Passed on May 2 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-02 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0676)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: Passed on May 2 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-02 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0676)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Board of Education; teacher licensure; career and technical education; alternative pathway to provisional licensure. Requires the Board of Education (the Board) to issue a provisional license to any person seeking an initial license in the Commonwealth with an endorsement in the area of career and technical education who has a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate and an industry-recognized credential, certification, or license in the area in which such person seeks an endorsement but has not completed all requirements specified in the Board's regulations for licensure to allow time for such person to complete, in lieu of the outstanding requirements specified in the Board's regulations for licensure, coursework in three areas specified in the bill. The bill directs the Board to amend its regulations as necessary in accordance with the provisions of the bill. This bill is identical to SB 879.
Title
Teachers; career and technical education, alternative pathway to provisional licensure.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-04-02 - House - Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (58-Y 36-N) (Y: 58 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House rejected Governor's recommendation (22-Y 73-N) (Y: 22 N: 73 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2025-02-10 - Senate - Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-07 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-02-06 - Senate - Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-28 - House - Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-22 - House - Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-21 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House rejected Governor's recommendation (22-Y 73-N) (Y: 22 N: 73 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2025-02-10 - Senate - Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-07 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-02-06 - Senate - Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-28 - House - Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-22 - House - Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-21 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-02 | Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0676) | |
| 2025-05-02 | Approved by Governor-Chapter 676 (Effective 07/01/25) | |
| 2025-04-02 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025 | |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Communicated to Governor |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (58-Y 36-N) |
| 2025-04-02 | House | House rejected Governor's recommendation (22-Y 73-N) |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Governor's substitute printed (HB2018H2) |
| 2025-03-24 | Governor's recommendation received by House | |
| 2025-02-18 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 | |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025 |
| 2025-02-15 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2018) |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2018ER) |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Enrolled |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2018) |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-27 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| 2025-01-27 | House | Education Substitute agreed to |
| 2025-01-27 | House | Read second time |
| 2025-01-24 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Committee substitute printed 25105686D-H1 |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-20 | House | Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2018) |
| 2025-01-07 | House | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 2025-01-07 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104399D |
