HB 957 VA

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Student bullying and cyberbullying; resources. Requires the Department of Education to direct each school board to encourage each public elementary and secondary school in the local division to promote or utilize the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to address student bullying and cyberbullying, as such terms are defined in relevant law.

• Elizabeth R. Guzman Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104766D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB957) · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HED sub: Early Childhood and Innovation · lower
5. Feb 4, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107076D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB957) · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 12, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
17. Feb 19, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
18. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
19. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB957ER) · lower
26. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB957) · lower
27. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 246 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
32. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0246) · 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
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Early Childhood and Innovation Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Early Childhood and Innovation Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML