VA SB 220
deadHigh school student athlete; revising residency requirement to participate in athletic teams, report.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did VA SB 220 pass?
No. VA SB 220 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-14): Failed to Pass from conference
What is VA SB 220 about?
Department of Education; review of high school student athlete eligibility requirements; report. Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Executive Committee of the Virginia High School League (VHSL), to review and make recommendations on revisions to the residency requirements established by the VHSL for participation of high school student athletes in high school athletic teams for the purpose of ensuring such requirements are aligned, to the maximum extent practicable, with the residency requirements for the enrollment of students in public schools in the Commonwealth.
Who sponsors VA SB 220?
Michael J. Jones is the primary sponsor of VA SB 220.
Description
Department of Education; review of high school student athlete eligibility requirements; report. Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Executive Committee of the Virginia High School League (VHSL), to review and make recommendations on revisions to the residency requirements established by the VHSL for participation of high school student athletes in high school athletic teams for the purpose of ensuring such requirements are aligned, to the maximum extent practicable, with the residency requirements for the enrollment of students in public schools in the Commonwealth.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-09
- Latest action
- 2026-03-14 — Failed to Pass from conference
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Michael J. Jonesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-14
Failed to Pass from conference
2026-03-14
No further action taken
2026-03-12
House Conferees: Askew, Cole of Fredericksburg, Scott of Spotsylvania
2026-03-12
Conferees appointed by House
2026-03-12
Senate Conferees: Jones, Bagby, Pillion
2026-03-12
Conferees appointed by Senate
2026-03-12
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-12
House requested conference committee
referral-committee
2026-03-12
House insisted on amendment
2026-03-11
House Amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
amendment-failure
2026-03-10
Passed House with amendment (85-Y 13-N 0-A)
passage
2026-03-10
Engrossed by House as amended
2026-03-10
committee amendment agreed to
amendment-passage
2026-03-10
Read third time
reading-3
2026-03-09
Passed by for the day
2026-03-06
Read second time
reading-2
2026-03-04
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB220)
2026-03-04
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N)
committee-passage
2026-03-04
House committee offered
2026-03-03
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
2026-02-26
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-02-24
Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee
2026-02-24
Read first time
reading-1
2026-02-24
Placed on Calendar
2026-02-17
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-16
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
substitution
2026-02-16
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
2026-02-16
Read second time
reading-2
2026-02-13
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-13
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-13
Rules suspended
2026-02-12
Committee substitute printed 26107784D-S1
substitution
2026-02-12
Senate committee offered
2026-02-12
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
committee-passage
2026-02-12
Senate subcommittee offered
2026-02-05
Senate subcommittee offered
2026-02-05
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
referral-committee
2026-01-15
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB220)
2026-01-09
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee
2026-01-09
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101902D
filing,introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Reported from Education and Health with substitute
2026-02-12 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: abstain
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Lamont Bagby: not voting
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
Constitutional reading dispensed R
2026-02-13 · pass · 35-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: not voting
- T. Travis Hackworth: not voting
- Christopher T. Head: not voting
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: not voting
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: not voting
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Passage R
2026-02-17 · pass · 39-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: not voting
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Subcommittee recommends reporting
2026-03-03 · pass · 9-1
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: no
Reported from Education with amendment(s)
2026-03-04 · pass · 19-2
Member-level votes (22)
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: not voting
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: no
- Briana D. Sewell: no
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
- 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: yes
- Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
- Phillip A. Scott: yes
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: yes
- Eric R. Zehr: yes
- Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
- Madison Whittle: yes
H VOTE:
2026-03-10 · pass · 85-13
Member-level votes (99)
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
- Mike A. Cherry: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: no
- Laura Jane Cohen: no
- Joshua G. Cole: no
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
- Mitchell Cornett: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Will Davis: yes
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- Lindsey Dougherty: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
- Lily V. Franklin: yes
- Margaret A. Franklin: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: yes
- Jackie H. Glass: no
- Timothy P. Griffin: yes
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: no
- Karen Hamilton: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Patrick A. Hope: no
- Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: no
- Terry G. Kilgore: yes
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Marty Martinez: yes
- John Chilton McAuliff: yes
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
- Joseph P. McNamara: yes
- Kirk McPike: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: not voting
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- James W. Morefield: yes
- May Nivar: yes
- Delores Oates: yes
- Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
- Justin Pence: yes
- Eric Phillips: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: no
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
- David A. Reid: no
- Chris S. Runion: yes
- Charlie Schmidt: yes
- Don Scott: yes
- Phillip A. Scott: yes
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: no
- Irene Shin: no
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: no
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
- Wendell S. Walker: yes
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- R. Lee Ware: yes
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Michael J. Webert: yes
- Madison Whittle: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Wren M. Williams: yes
- Tony O. Wilt: yes
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: no
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Eric R. Zehr: yes
Concur House Amendment R
2026-03-11 · fail · 0-40
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: no
- Lamont Bagby: no
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: no
- Jennifer B. Boysko: no
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: no
- Luther Cifers, III: no
- Christie New Craig: no
- R. Creigh Deeds: no
- Bill DeSteph: no
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: no
- Tara A. Durant: no
- Barbara A. Favola: no
- Timmy French: no
- T. Travis Hackworth: no
- Christopher T. Head: no
- Michael J. Jones: no
- Emily M. Jordan: no
- Mamie E. Locke: no
- L. Louise Lucas: no
- David W. Marsden: no
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- Jeremy S. McPike: no
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: no
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Mark J. Peake: no
- Stella G. Pekarsky: no
- Russet Perry: no
- Todd E. Pillion: no
- Bryce E. Reeves: no
- Danica A. Roem: no
- Aaron R. Rouse: no
- Saddam Azlan Salim: no
- Kannan Srinivasan: no
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
- Richard H. Stuart: no
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: no
- David R. Suetterlein: no
- Scott A. Surovell: no
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: no
- Angelia Williams Graves: no
Accede Conference Committee R
2026-03-12 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
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