HB 1243 VA

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Standards of Quality; state accountability; Standards of Learning assessment expedited retake scores. Directs the Board of Education, in its calculation of the passage rate for a Standards of Learning assessment or the level of achievement of the Standards of Learning objectives for an individual student growth assessment for the purposes of state accountability ratings, to include, for any student who retakes an assessment on an expedited basis and receives a passing score, the passing score received on the expedited retake and to exclude the score such student received on the assessment taken during the regular assessment administration period.

• Israel D. O'Quinn Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102057D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1243) · lower
4. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
5. Feb 9, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1243) · lower
13. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
16. Feb 26, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
17. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 14, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1243ER) · lower
25. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1243) · lower
28. Mar 25, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 25, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 459 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459) · 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
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Education Amendment · HTML
• K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML