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VA HB 1017

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School boards; excusing students from attendance at school, verified medical reasons.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VA HB 1017 pass?

The current status of VA HB 1017 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-04): Continued to next session in Education (Voice Vote)

What is VA HB 1017 about?

School boards; excusing students from attendance at school; grounds; verified medical reasons. Requires each school board to excuse from attendance any pupil who, for any continuous period of time not exceeding 30 school days in length, is absent from school for medical reasons as verified in writing by the student's health care provider.

Who sponsors VA HB 1017?

Kathy K.L. Tran is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1017.

Description

School boards; excusing students from attendance at school; grounds; verified medical reasons. Requires each school board to excuse from attendance any pupil who, for any continuous period of time not exceeding 30 school days in length, is absent from school for medical reasons as verified in writing by the student's health care provider.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Latest action
2026-02-04 — Continued to next session in Education (Voice Vote)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kathy K.L. Tranprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-04

    Continued to next session in Education (Voice Vote)

  2. 2026-02-03

    Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

  3. 2026-02-03

    House subcommittee offered

  4. 2026-01-30

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1017)

  5. 2026-01-30

    Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104891D

    filing,introduction

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Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1017

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