2021 Bills & Resolutions - Introduced Legislation
| Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1736 - Adams, D.M. - School nurses; nursing services in a public elementary or secondary school. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/26/21 |
| HB 1742 - Webert - In-person instruction; education vouchers, etc. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N) | 01/15/21 |
| HB 1770 - Freitas - Public education; student education accounts. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (2-Y 6-N) | 01/15/21 |
| HB 1776 - Ward - Education, Board of; temporary extension of certain teachers' licenses. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 02/04/21 |
| HB 1780 - Carter - Public employees; prohibition on striking, exception. | (H) Committee on Labor and Commerce | (H) Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce | 12/29/20 |
| HB 1790 - McNamara - Public schools; severe weather conditions and other emergency situations. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/26/21 |
| HB 1798 - Tyler - Brunswick County school board; appointed school board salaries. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/22/21 |
| HB 1823 - Askew - Public schools, child day programs, and certain other programs; carbon monoxide detectors required. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/22/21 |
| HB 1826 - Austin - Education, Board of; qualifications of members. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N) | 02/01/21 |
| HB 1827 - Austin - Education, Board of; geographic representation of members. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Read second time and engrossed | 02/04/21 |
| HB 1838 - Reid - Loudoun County school board; staggered terms of its members. | (H) Committee on Privileges and Elections (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/26/21 |
| HB 1865 - Delaney - Kindergarten through grade 3; reading intervention services for certain students. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/26/21 |
| HB 1866 - Delaney - Court-appointed special advocates; information sharing. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Committee on the Judiciary |
(S) Referred to Committee on the Judiciary | 01/28/21 |
| HB 1876 - Subramanyam - Workforce development; expands type of data sharing. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology |
(S) Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology | 02/01/21 |
| HB 1885 - Simonds - Comprehensive review of computer science standards, etc., in public schools; DOE to perform, report. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 02/02/21 |
| HB 1904 - Jenkins - Teachers and other licensed school board employees; cultural competency. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/22/21 |
| HB 1905 - Cole, J.G. - Economic education and financial literacy required in middle and high school grades; employment. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/26/21 |
| HB 1909 - Subramanyam - School board property, certain; establishment of gun-free zone permitted. | (H) Committee on Public Safety (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/28/21 |
| HB 1915 - Mugler - Teachers; required to be compensated at or above national average. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Referred to Committee on Appropriations | 01/18/21 |
| HB 1918 - Mugler - Student driver safety; driver education program shall include dangers of speeding. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/29/21 |
| HB 1924 - Kilgore - Required local effort for basic aid; debt service on projects in certain school divisions, sunset. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) | 01/18/21 |
| HB 1929 - Aird - Standards of Quality; work-based learning and principal mentorship, teacher leaders and mentors. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Referred to Committee on Appropriations | 01/20/21 |
| HB 1940 - Rasoul - Students; guidelines on excused student absences, civic or political engagement. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/25/21 |
| HB 1947 - Davis - High school graduation requirements; certain substitutions. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N) | 02/01/21 |
| HB 1998 - Murphy - Public schools; lock-down drills, annual requirement. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/29/21 |
| HB 2001 - Helmer - State and local buildings, certain; building standards. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology |
(S) Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology | 01/29/21 |
| HB 2003 - Samirah - Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, certain advertising related to school quality. | (H) Committee on Labor and Commerce | (H) Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB2003H2 | 02/04/21 |
| HB 2013 - Roem - School boards; board policy for students unable to pay for a meal at school. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/29/21 |
| HB 2019 - McQuinn - Public elementary and secondary schools; administration of undesignated stock albuterol inhalers. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/29/21 |
| HB 2027 - Coyner - Standards of Learning; reading and mathematics assessments for grades three through eight. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2027H1 | 02/04/21 |
| HB 2058 - Simonds - Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board; established, report. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/26/21 |
| HB 2086 - McGuire - Child care providers; background checks, portability. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
(S) Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | 02/04/21 |
| HB 2090 - Cox - School boards; establishment of the READ Fund and READ programs. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) | 01/22/21 |
| HB 2091 - Austin - Covington, City of; amending charter, consolidated school division, salaries. | (H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (S) Committee on Local Government |
(S) Referred to Committee on Local Government | 02/04/21 |
| HB 2093 - O'Quinn - School Construction Fund and Program; created and established. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Referred to Committee on Appropriations | 02/01/21 |
| HB 2094 - O'Quinn - Public schools; Standards of Learning assessments. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 4-N) | 02/01/21 |
| HB 2105 - Bulova - Early childhood education; quality rating and improvement system participation. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/29/21 |
| HB 2117 - VanValkenburg - Children's Services Act; funds expended special education programs. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 02/04/21 |
| HB 2118 - Keam - Virginia Electric Vehicle Grant Fund and Program; created, report. | (H) Committee on Finance | (H) VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N 1-A) | 02/04/21 |
| HB 2119 - Keam - Student driver education program; parent/student component exemption. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/29/21 |
| HB 2135 - Roem - School boards, certain; participation in the Afterschool Meal Program. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/29/21 |
| HB 2176 - Torian - School board policies; abusive work environments, definitions. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 02/03/21 |
| HB 2182 - Wilt - Traumatic brain injury; definition. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/29/21 |
| HB 2184 - Wilt - Pandemic Remediation Task Force; established, report. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) | 01/22/21 |
| HB 2206 - Filler-Corn - Child Care Subsidy Program; expanding Program to serve more families. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 02/03/21 |
| HB 2211 - Plum - Individualized education programs; identification of necessary additional services and referrals. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Incorporated by Education (HB2117-VanValkenburg) | 01/27/21 |
| HB 2225 - Davis - Empowerment Scholarship Accounts; established, report. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) | 01/22/21 |
| HB 2238 - Kory - Licensed private schools for students with disabilities; accreditation. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 02/02/21 |
| HB 2242 - LaRock - COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement, discrimination prohibited. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Tabled in Health, Welfare and Institutions (18-Y 3-N) | 01/28/21 |
| HB 2243 - LaRock - Home instruction and private schools; creates an individual, nonrefundable income tax credit. | (H) Committee on Finance | (H) Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) | 02/02/21 |
| HB 2244 - LaRock - Family life education; curriculum guidelines, human reproduction, viewing of ultrasound video. | (H) Committee on Rules | (H) Tabled in Rules (13-Y 5-N) | 01/22/21 |
| HB 2247 - Aird - Education, Board of; conditions and considerations on school division boundaries. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) | 02/01/21 |
| HB 2277 - Bell - Children with disabilities, certain; one-year high school extensions permitted. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Referred to Committee on Appropriations | 02/01/21 |
| HB 2289 - Austin - Children's Services Act; eligibility for state pool of funds, any child or youth. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (6-Y 0-N) | 01/27/21 |
| HB 2299 - Carr - Special education; training for school divisions on developing IEPs for children w/ disabilities. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 02/04/21 |
| HB 2305 - Tyler - Governor's Schools; Board of Education to issue guidance on the governance of academic year. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 02/03/21 |
| HB 2314 - Mugler - Special education; Bd. of Education to amend certain regulation. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Read second time and engrossed | 02/04/21 |
| HB 2316 - Mundon King - Students w/ disabilities; Dept. of Education to update its special education and related services. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Read second time and engrossed | 02/04/21 |
| HJ 548 - Hurst - Constitutional amendment; public schools, standards of quality. | (H) Committee on Privileges and Elections | (H) Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments | 01/14/21 |
| HJ 549 - Guy - COVID-19; JLARC to study the impact on Virginia's public schools, students, and school employees. | (H) Committee on Rules (S) Committee on Rules |
(S) Referred to Committee on Rules | 01/27/21 |
| SB 1099 - Stuart - Children's Services Act; special education programs. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Incorporated by Education and Health (SB1313-Mason) (14-Y 0-N) | 01/21/21 |
| SB 1106 - Stanley - Public School Assistance Fund and Program; created. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations |
(H) Referred to Committee on Education | 02/05/21 |
| SB 1109 - Stanley - Voter referendum; issuance of state general obligation bonds for school facility modernization. | (S) Committee on Privileges and Elections | (S) Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) | 02/04/21 |
| SB 1114 - Peake - Children's Services Act; expands eligibility for state pool of funds. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Incorporated by Education and Health (SB1313-Mason) (14-Y 0-N) | 01/21/21 |
| SB 1117 - Peake - Immunizations; religious tenets or practices. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 5-N) | 01/21/21 |
| SB 1132 - Suetterlein - Public schools; severe weather conditions and other emergency situations. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(H) Referred to Committee on Education | 02/02/21 |
| SB 1133 - Suetterlein - Children's Services Act; eligibility for state pool of funds, pilot program. | (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) | 02/03/21 |
| SB 1137 - Cosgrove - Virginia Retirement System; retired law-enforcement officers employed as school security officers. | (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations | (S) Failed to report (defeated) in Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 8-N) | 01/26/21 |
| SB 1150 - Kiggans - Military Spouse Liaison; position created in Department of Veterans Services, report. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations |
(H) Referred to Committee on General Laws | 02/02/21 |
| SB 1169 - Norment - High school student parking passes; valid driver's license or driver privilege card required. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(H) Referred to Committee on Education | 02/05/21 |
| SB 1175 - Ruff - Brunswick County school board; appointed school board salaries. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(H) Referred to Committee on Education | 02/02/21 |
| SB 1190 - Kiggans - Health Standards of Learning; advanced directive education for high school students. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(H) Referred to Committee on Education | 02/02/21 |
| SB 1191 - Kiggans - School nurses; excludes positions from certain requirements, school board to employ in each school. | (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) | 01/27/21 |
| SB 1196 - Locke - Teachers and other licensed school board employees; cultural competency. | (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations | (S) Read second time and engrossed | 02/04/21 |
| SB 1225 - Boysko - Broadband services; school boards to appropriate funds for expansion of services for education. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(H) Referred to Committee on Education | 02/05/21 |
| SB 1238 - Chase - School security officers; carrying of firearms by United States Armed Forces veterans. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/11/21 |
| SB 1257 - McClellan - Standards of Quality; work-based learning and principal mentorship, teacher leaders and mentors. | (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations | (S) Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1257S1 | 02/04/21 |
| SB 1267 - Deeds - Covington, City of; amending charter, consolidated school division, salaries. | (H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (S) Committee on Local Government |
(H) Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns | 02/05/21 |
| SB 1286 - Deeds - Income tax, state; rate increase, funding for schools and law-enforcement officer salaries. | (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations | (S) Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations | 01/11/21 |
| SB 1303 - Dunnavant - Local school divisions; availability of virtual and in-person learning to all students. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(H) Referred to Committee on Education | 02/05/21 |
| SB 1307 - Dunnavant - School-based health services; Bd. of MAS to amend state plan for services to provide for payment. | (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations | (S) Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) | 02/04/21 |
| SB 1313 - Mason - Children's Services Act; funds expended special education programs. | (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations | (S) Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) | 02/04/21 |
| SB 1317 - Dunnavant - Local school boards; open enrollment policy required. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Read third time and defeated by Senate (15-Y 24-N) | 02/02/21 |
| SB 1322 - DeSteph - Public schools; seizure management and action plans, biennial training, effective date. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(H) Referred to Committee on Education | 02/02/21 |
| SB 1357 - Dunnavant - Local school divisions; core subject competency assessments. | (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations | (S) Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB1357S2 | 02/04/21 |
| SB 1368 - DeSteph - Abuse and neglect of children; contact with other parent, penalty. | (S) Committee on the Judiciary | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) | 01/20/21 |
| SB 1380 - Lucas - Electric utilities; electric school bus projects. | (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations | (S) Read second time and engrossed | 02/04/21 |
| SB 1401 - Pillion - Standards of Learning; reduces total number & type of required assessments to minimum requirements. | (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations | (S) Read second time and engrossed | 02/04/21 |
| SB 1433 - Chase - Public education; voucher program, policies and procedures, etc. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/15/21 |
| SB 1434 - Chase - Public schools; mandatory virtual learning, provision of required technology and Internet service. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/15/21 |
| SB 1439 - McClellan - Students; guidelines on excused student absences, civic engagement. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(H) Referred to Committee on Education | 02/05/21 |
| SB 1449 - Chase - COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement, employment discrimination prohibited. | (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (S) Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (11-Y 1-N 1-A) | 01/27/21 |
| SB 1450 - Chase - COVID-19 vaccination; discrimination in employment prohibited. | (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (S) Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (10-Y 4-N) | 01/27/21 |
| SJ 275 - Stanley - Constitutional amendment; public schools in the Commonwealth (first reference). | (S) Committee on Privileges and Elections | (S) Reading waived (38-Y 0-N) | 02/04/21 |
| SJ 294 - Lewis - JLARC; costs of education, report. | (H) Committee on Rules (S) Committee on Rules |
(H) Referred to Committee on Rules | 02/02/21 |
| SJ 308 - Lucas - COVID-19; JLARC to study the impact on Virginia's public schools, students, and school employees. | (H) Committee on Rules (S) Committee on Rules |
(H) Referred to Committee on Rules | 02/02/21 |