VA SB 563
Status unknownPublic elementary and secondary schools; parent's right to opt children out of certain ed. content.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 563 pass?
The current status of VA SB 563 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-12): Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 4-N)
What is VA SB 563 about?
Parents of public elementary and secondary school children; fundamental right to opt children out of certain educational content. Provides that parents of public elementary and secondary school children have the fundamental right to opt their children out, without penalty, of any instruction, reading, discussion, presentation, including any audio-visual presentation, school assembly, or activity that includes any gender identity, sexual orientation, transgenderism, or drag show theme or content, and the elementary or secondary school shall make reasonable accommodations during such opt-out period. The bill also requires any public secondary school student who is 18 years of age or older to, by request of such student, opt-out, without penalty, of any such instruction, reading discussion, presentation, including any audio-visual presentation, school assembly, or activity, and requires the secondary school to make reasonable accommodations during such opt-out period.
Who sponsors VA SB 563?
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. is the primary sponsor of VA SB 563, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Parents of public elementary and secondary school children; fundamental right to opt children out of certain educational content. Provides that parents of public elementary and secondary school children have the fundamental right to opt their children out, without penalty, of any instruction, reading, discussion, presentation, including any audio-visual presentation, school assembly, or activity that includes any gender identity, sexual orientation, transgenderism, or drag show theme or content, and the elementary or secondary school shall make reasonable accommodations during such opt-out period. The bill also requires any public secondary school student who is 18 years of age or older to, by request of such student, opt-out, without penalty, of any such instruction, reading discussion, presentation, including any audio-visual presentation, school assembly, or activity, and requires the secondary school to make reasonable accommodations during such opt-out period.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-14
- Latest action
- 2026-02-12 — Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 4-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.primary
- Tammy Brankley Mulchicosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-14
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102633D
filing,introduction
2026-01-14
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee
2026-01-22
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB563)
2026-02-05
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
referral-committee
2026-02-12
Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 4-N)
deferral
Versions
Documents
Votes
Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health
2026-02-12 · pass · 9-4
Member-level votes (15)
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: not voting
- Mark J. Peake: no
- Todd E. Pillion: not voting
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Christopher T. Head: no
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Tara A. Durant: no
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Christie New Craig: no
- Russet Perry: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:35:59.552682Z
Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:
Use this data
Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=VA&identifier=SB 563. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.
Known limitations
- Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
- Committee referrals are not yet captured.
See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.