HB 1455 VA

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School boards; opening of the school year; certain alternative schedules and schedule flexibility permitted. Extends from no earlier than 14 days before Labor Day to no earlier than 14 days before September 1 of each year the requirement relating to the earliest date that each school board is permitted to schedule as the first day on which students are required to attend school each year. This bill is identical to SB 815.

• Joseph P. McNamara Republican · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104626D · lower
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1455) · lower
4. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
5. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
12. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) · upper
13. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
14. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
17. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · lower
19. Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1455ER) · lower
20. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
21. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
22. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
23. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
24. Mar 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1455) · lower
25. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 815 (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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML