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HB 199 VA
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Standards of Learning assessments; through-year growth assessment system eliminated.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 7, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Approved by Governor-Chapter 914 (effective 7/1/2026)

Summary

Board of Education; through-year growth assessment system eliminated. Eliminates the requirement that the Board of Education establish, in lieu of a one-time end-of-year assessment, a through-year growth assessment system, aligned with the Standards of Learning, for the administration of reading and mathematics assessments in grades three through eight. The bill removes from current law other provisions relating to the administration of such through-year growth assessments.

Sponsor (1)

2 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (33)

  1. Jan 7, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101314D · lower
  2. Jan 7, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
  3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
  4. Jan 20, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N) · lower
  5. Jan 21, 2026 Reported from Education (19-Y 2-N) · lower
  6. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB199) · lower
  7. Jan 23, 2026 Read first time · lower
  8. Jan 26, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
  9. Jan 27, 2026 Read third time and passed House (92-Y 6-N 0-A) · lower
  10. Jan 28, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  11. Jan 28, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
  12. Feb 26, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
  13. Feb 26, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
  14. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  15. Mar 5, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
  16. Mar 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108111D-S1 · upper
  17. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB199) · lower
  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 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
  23. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
  24. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  25. Mar 10, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (91-Y 6-N 0-A) · lower
  26. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  27. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB199ER) · lower
  28. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  29. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB199) · lower
  30. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  31. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
  32. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  33. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 914 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

Text versions (8)

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  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · 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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