SB 245 VA

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School boards; use of social media platforms as sole means of certain communications prohibited. Provides that each school board shall prohibit public elementary and secondary schools, school board employees, and school volunteers from using a social media platform as the sole means of communication with students for the facilitation of school-related extracurricular activities. The bill provides an exception to such prohibition when such use is required to meet an objective that cannot be reasonably achieved without such use, provided that the division superintendent or his designee (i) provides clear, written instructions on such use and (ii) may revoke such exception at any time.

• Christopher T. Head Republican · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100795D · upper
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB245) · upper
4. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Feb 12, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
6. Feb 12, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107894D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
8. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
9. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
10. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
11. Feb 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB245) · upper
12. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 16, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
16. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 16, 2026 Blank Action · upper
19. Feb 19, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
20. Feb 19, 2026 Read first time · lower
21. Feb 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
22. Feb 24, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
23. Feb 24, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N) · lower
24. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
25. Feb 27, 2026 Read second time · lower
26. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · lower
27. Mar 2, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
28. Mar 2, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
29. Mar 2, 2026 Passed House with amendments (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
30. Mar 2, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
31. Mar 2, 2026 Passed House with amendments Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
32. Mar 4, 2026 House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled · upper
34. Mar 10, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB245ER) · upper
35. Mar 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB245) · upper
36. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
37. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by President · upper
38. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
39. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
40. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 338 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
41. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0338) · 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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• House Amendments · HTML
• Education Amendment · HTML
• Education Amendment · HTML
• K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Amendment · 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