HB 299 VA

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Board of Education; Standards of Learning assessments and related assessment methods; development, administration, scoring, and release. Makes several clarifying revisions to applicable law relating to the development, administration, and scoring of Standards of Learning assessments and related assessment methods for determining the level of achievement of Standards of Learning objectives by all students, including (i) clarifying that students who are children with disabilities, as that term is defined by applicable law, who participate in alternative methods of Standards of Learning assessment administration or in alternate assessments through the Virginia Alternate Assessment Program are exempt from several requirements set forth in applicable law relating to the administration and grading of Standards of Learning assessments and related assessments and (ii) repealing the provisions requiring the Board of Education to establish a through-year growth assessment system in lieu of a one-time end-of-year assessment. The provisions of the bill limiting the number of end-of-course assessments that may be administered to students in grades seven through 12 and requiring the score received by each student in grades seven through 12 on an end-of-course assessment to account for at least 10 percent of the student's final grade in such course are subject to a contingent and delayed effective date. This bill is identical to SB 200.

• Dan I. Helmer Democratic · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104302D · lower
2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Feb 6, 2026 House committee offered · lower
4. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 3-N) · lower
5. Feb 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107407D-H1 · lower
6. Feb 9, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 3-N) · lower
9. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (86-Y 11-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 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB299) · lower
17. Feb 26, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
18. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
19. Mar 5, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
20. Mar 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108901D-S1 · upper
21. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB299) · lower
22. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
23. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
26. Mar 9, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
27. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
28. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (90-Y 8-N 0-A) · lower
30. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
31. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB299ER) · lower
32. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
33. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB299) · lower
34. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
35. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
36. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
37. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 102 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
38. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102) · 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
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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
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML