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VA HB 873

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Public elementary school students; increases physical activity.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VA HB 873 pass?

The current status of VA HB 873 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 873 about?

Public elementary school students; physical activity. Increases from 20 minutes to 30 minutes daily, and from an average of 100 minutes to 150 minutes per week, the minimum amount of time provided to public elementary school students for programs of physical activity. The bill provides that no student shall be prohibited from participating in a program of physical activity as a form of disciplinary action, with the exception that a student may be prohibited if it is determined that such program constitutes a health or safety risk to the student.

Who sponsors VA HB 873?

Hillary Pugh Kent is the primary sponsor of VA HB 873, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Public elementary school students; physical activity. Increases from 20 minutes to 30 minutes daily, and from an average of 100 minutes to 150 minutes per week, the minimum amount of time provided to public elementary school students for programs of physical activity. The bill provides that no student shall be prohibited from participating in a program of physical activity as a form of disciplinary action, with the exception that a student may be prohibited if it is determined that such program constitutes a health or safety risk to the student.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-04 — Continued to next session in Education (Voice Vote)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Hillary Pugh Kentprimary
  • Katrina Callsencosponsor

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. 2026-01-28

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB873)

  4. 2026-01-27

    House subcommittee offered

  5. 2026-01-23

    Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102658D

    filing,introduction

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Related bills

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Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB873

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