VA HB288 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13)
Status: Passed on April 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Department of Education; certain instructional resources; website posting. Requires the Department of Education to post in a conspicuous and publicly accessible manner on the instructional resources section of its website links to instructional resources on the Indigenous people of the Commonwealth that are developed and maintained by the Virginia Tribal Education Consortium.

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Title

Education, Department of; website posting of certain instructional resources.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-03-02 - Senate - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-27 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - Senate - Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - House - Read third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N 0-A) (Y: 86 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-21 - House - Reported from Education (18-Y 3-N) (Y: 18 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-20 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792)
2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 792 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-10HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
2026-03-05SenateSigned by President
2026-03-05HouseSigned by Speaker
2026-03-05HouseFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB288)
2026-03-05HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB288ER)
2026-03-05HouseEnrolled
2026-03-02SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-02SenateRead third time
2026-02-27SenatePassed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-27SenateConstitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-27SenateRules suspended
2026-02-26SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2026-02-19SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
2026-01-28SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2026-01-28SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-01-27HouseRead third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N 0-A)
2026-01-26HouseRead second time and engrossed
2026-01-23HouseFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB288)
2026-01-23HouseRead first time
2026-01-21HouseReported from Education (18-Y 3-N)
2026-01-20HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
2026-01-19HouseAssigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
2026-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2026-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103379D

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB288
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB288/text/HB288
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB288/text/HB288ER
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB288/text/CHAP0792
Supplementhttps://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096251.PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196081.PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB288/20261/H09001V2610016
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB288/20261/H09V2610071
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB288/20261/2619834
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB288/20261/S4V2178
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB288/20261/SV749
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB288/20261/SV758

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