HB 1437 VA

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Teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits; data collection; disaggregation by race; reason for exit. Requires each school board to report to the Department of Education annually the number and type of teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits in the school division, disaggregated by the race of the individual who exited the position. The bill also provides that for each such exit occurring during the reporting year, the reason for the exit, including whether the exit was voluntary or involuntary, shall be collected and reported. This bill is identical to SB 785.

• Lindsey Dougherty Democratic · primary

1. Jan 22, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26101630D · lower
2. Jan 22, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
4. Feb 2, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1437) · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N) · lower
8. Feb 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106856D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1437) · lower
10. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 9, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
17. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 5-N) · upper
18. Feb 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Feb 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 20, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Feb 23, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
23. Feb 25, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Feb 25, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1437ER) · lower
25. Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1437) · lower
26. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 849 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML