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High school graduation requirements; application. Provides that, in the event that the Board of Education establishes or modifies any graduation requirements or diploma pathways, the Board shall only apply such new or modified graduation requirements or diploma pathways to students who enter ninth grade at the beginning of or after the first school year of implementation of such new or modified graduation requirements or diploma pathways. The bill is applicable beginning with students who enter the ninth grade on or after the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year. This bill is identical to SB 724.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Mar 14, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1283ER)
Enrolled
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1283)
Senate substitute agreed to by House (94-Y 1-N 0-A)
Read third time
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1283)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Committee substitute printed 26108792D-S1
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N 0-A)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1283)
Committee substitute printed 26107339D-H1
Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1283)
Referred to Committee on Education
Presented and ordered printed 26104580D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Ellen H. McLaughlin