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Commission on School Construction and Modernization; revisions; elimination of sunset. Eliminates the expiration date of the Commission on School Construction and Modernization, which, pursuant to current law, is set to expire on July 1, 2026. The bill also directs the Commission to (i) meet at least four times each year and post notice of the date, time, and location of each meeting on the central, publicly available electronic calendar maintained by the Commonwealth in accordance with applicable law; (ii) update annually the statewide needs estimate for construction and modernization of school facilities; (iii) develop and deliver by November 1, 2026, a 10-year capital roadmap; and (iv) collaborate with early childhood care and education Ready Regions and comprehensive community colleges in the Commonwealth to collect and evaluate data relating to Ready Region and comprehensive community college facility usage, availability, and needs. Finally, the bill directs the Department of Education, in order to assist the Commission with its work, to update and make available to the Commission an inventory of all public school facilities in the Commonwealth by September 1, 2026.
Introduced
Jan 13, 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
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB544)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB544ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Reported from Rules (14-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Rules
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read second time and engrossed
Passed by for the day
Read first time
Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB544)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
Referred to Committee on Rules
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103231D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Shelly A. Simonds