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VA HB 412

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Local governing bodies; school division budgets, funding levels.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VA HB 412 pass?

The current status of VA HB 412 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Appropriations

What is VA HB 412 about?

Local governing bodies; school division budgets; funding levels. Requires the annual budget for educational purposes prepared and approved by each local governing body to meet or exceed the funding levels set out in the needs-based budget prepared and approved by the school board and submitted by the division superintendent in accordance with relevant law.

Who sponsors VA HB 412?

Nicole Cole is the primary sponsor of VA HB 412.

Description

Local governing bodies; school division budgets; funding levels. Requires the annual budget for educational purposes prepared and approved by each local governing body to meet or exceed the funding levels set out in the needs-based budget prepared and approved by the school board and submitted by the division superintendent in accordance with relevant law.

Introduced
2026-01-12
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Nicole Coleprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-18

    Left in Committee Appropriations

  2. 2026-02-09

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

  3. 2026-02-06

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB412)

  4. 2026-02-04

    Committee substitute printed 26106838D-H1

    substitution

  5. 2026-02-04

    Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-04

    Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 7-N)

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-02-03

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)

    substitution

  8. 2026-02-03

    House subcommittee offered

  9. 2026-01-30

    Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-01-12

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103765D

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute

    2026-02-03 · pass · 8-2

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Shelly A. Simonds: yes
    • Alex Q. Askew: yes
    • Rae Cousins: yes
    • Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
    • Jessica L. Anderson: yes
    • Lindsey Dougherty: yes
    • Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
    • Mike A. Cherry: yes
    • Anne Ferrell Tata: no
    • Hillary Pugh Kent: no

  • Reported from Education with substitute

    2026-02-04 · pass · 14-7

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Sam Rasoul: yes
    • Shelly A. Simonds: yes
    • Delores L. McQuinn: yes
    • Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
    • Briana D. Sewell: yes
    • Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: not voting
    • Alex Q. Askew: yes
    • Nadarius E. Clark: yes
    • Rae Cousins: yes
    • Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
    • Amy J. Laufer: yes
    • Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
    • Jessica L. Anderson: yes
    • Lindsey Dougherty: yes
    • Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
    • Mike A. Cherry: no
    • Anne Ferrell Tata: no
    • Phillip A. Scott: no
    • Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: no
    • Eric R. Zehr: no
    • Hillary Pugh Kent: no
    • Madison Whittle: no

  • Subcommittee recommends laying on the table

    2026-02-09 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Delores L. McQuinn: yes
    • Briana D. Sewell: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
    • Shelly A. Simonds: yes
    • Bill Wiley: yes
    • Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB412

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