Bill Text: VA HB721 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Parents of public school children; fundamental right to opt children out of certain ed. content.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-02-18 - Left in Education [HB721 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2026-HB721-Introduced.html
2026 SESSION
INTRODUCED
26103884D
HOUSE BILL NO. 721
Offered January 14, 2026
Prefiled January 13, 2026
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-1.1, relating to parents of public school children; fundamental right to opt children out of certain educational content.
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Patron—Zehr
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-1.1 as follows:
§ 22.1-1.1. Parents of public school children; fundamental right to opt children out of certain educational content.
Consistent with § 1-240.1, parents of public school children have the fundamental right to opt their children out, without penalty, of any instruction, reading, discussion, presentation, including any audio-visual presentation, school assembly, or activity that includes any gender identity, sexual orientation, transgenderism, or drag show theme or content, and the school shall make reasonable accommodations during such opt-out period.
