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VA HB 541

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Prospective school board employees and contractors; disqualification, conviction for certain crimes.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VA HB 541 pass?

The current status of VA HB 541 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Education

What is VA HB 541 about?

Prospective school board employees and contractors; disqualification based on conviction for certain crimes. Prohibits any school board from employing or contracting for the services of any individual who has been convicted of any violent felony or crime of moral turpitude set forth in a certain statutory definition of barrier crime. Under current law, school boards are permitted to employ or contract for the services of any such individual if certain enumerated conditions are met.

Who sponsors VA HB 541?

Karen Hamilton is the primary sponsor of VA HB 541.

Description

Prospective school board employees and contractors; disqualification based on conviction for certain crimes. Prohibits any school board from employing or contracting for the services of any individual who has been convicted of any violent felony or crime of moral turpitude set forth in a certain statutory definition of barrier crime. Under current law, school boards are permitted to employ or contract for the services of any such individual if certain enumerated conditions are met.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Education
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Karen Hamiltonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-18

    Left in Education

  2. 2026-02-03

    Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (10-Y 0-N)

  3. 2026-01-30

    Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-15

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB541)

  5. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104066D

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket

    2026-02-03 · pass · 10-0

    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: yes
    • Hillary Pugh Kent: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB541

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