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SB 692 VA
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Western Virginia Public Education Consortium; governance, funding, duties, report.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (Apr 8, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0405)

Summary

Western Virginia Public Education Consortium; governance; funding; duties. Makes several changes relating to the Western Virginia Public Education Consortium (the Consortium), including (i) requiring the chair of the board of the Consortium to submit an annual executive summary only in each biennium in which the Consortium receives funding from the General Assembly, (ii) adjusting the membership of the governing board of the Consortium to (a) accurately reflect school division consolidation that occurred after the Consortium's initial establishment and (b) include each member of the House of Delegates who represents a House District that is partially or wholly located in Western Virginia and each member of the Senate of Virginia who represents a Senatorial District that is partially or wholly located in Western Virginia, and (iii) removing the requirement for the governing board of the Consortium to develop and maintain linkages with schools and school divisions in Northern Virginia to promote enhanced usage of educational technology. This bill is identical to HB 584.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (52)

  1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102793D · upper
  2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
  3. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB692) · upper
  4. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
  5. Feb 5, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
  6. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  7. Feb 5, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
  8. Feb 5, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
  9. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107048D-S1 · upper
  10. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB692) · upper
  11. Feb 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  12. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  13. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  14. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  15. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · upper
  16. Feb 9, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
  17. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  18. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  19. Feb 12, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education · lower
  20. Feb 13, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  21. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
  22. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations · lower
  23. Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  24. Feb 20, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108286D-H1 · lower
  25. Feb 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB692) · upper
  26. Feb 24, 2026 Read second time · lower
  27. Feb 25, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
  28. Feb 26, 2026 Read third time · lower
  29. Feb 26, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  30. Feb 26, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  31. Feb 26, 2026 Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  32. Mar 2, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
  33. Mar 3, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
  34. Mar 3, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
  35. Mar 5, 2026 Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  36. Mar 5, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
  37. Mar 5, 2026 Senate Conferees: Suetterlein, Aird, Perry · upper
  38. Mar 6, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
  39. Mar 6, 2026 House Conferees: Rasoul, Franklin, Ballard · lower
  40. Mar 11, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
  41. Mar 12, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  42. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  43. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB692) · upper
  44. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  45. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB692ER) · upper
  46. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  47. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  48. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
  49. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  50. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB692) · upper
  51. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 405 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  52. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0405) · executive

Text versions (15)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Chaptered · PDF
  • Chaptered · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Conference Report · HTML
  • Conference Report Substitute · PDF
  • Conference Report Substitute · HTML
  • Appropriations Substitute · PDF
  • Appropriations Substitute · HTML
  • Education and Health Substitute · PDF
  • Education and Health Substitute · HTML
  • Education and Health Substitute · PDF
  • Education and Health Substitute · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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