HB 584 VA

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Western Virginia Public Education Consortium; governance; funding; duties. Makes several changes relating to the Western Virginia Public Education Consortium (the Consortium), including (i) requiring the chair of the board of the Consortium to submit an annual executive summary only in each biennium in which the Consortium receives funding from the General Assembly, (ii) adjusting the membership of the governing board of the Consortium to (a) accurately reflect school division consolidation that occurred after the Consortium's initial establishment and (b) include each member of the House of Delegates who represents a House District that is partially or wholly located in Western Virginia and each member of the Senate of Virginia who represents a Senatorial District that is partially or wholly located in Western Virginia, and (iii) removing the requirement for the governing board of the Consortium to develop and maintain linkages with schools and school divisions in Northern Virginia to promote enhanced usage of educational technology. This bill is identical to SB 692.

• Jason S. Ballard Republican · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101871D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB584) · lower
5. Jan 30, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 30, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 2, 2026 House committee offered · lower
8. Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 5, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
11. Feb 5, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 5, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
13. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
14. Feb 6, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB584) · lower
16. Feb 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
18. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
19. Feb 19, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
20. Feb 19, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108238D-S1 · upper
21. Feb 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB584) · lower
22. Feb 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
23. Feb 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Feb 20, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
25. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · upper
26. Feb 23, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
27. Feb 23, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
28. Feb 23, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
29. Feb 25, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 95-N 0-A) · lower
30. Feb 27, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
31. Feb 27, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
32. Mar 2, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
33. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
34. Mar 4, 2026 House Conferees: Rasoul, Franklin, L.V., Ballard · lower
35. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
36. Mar 4, 2026 Senate Conferees: Aird, Perry, Suetterlein · upper
37. Mar 11, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
38. Mar 11, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
39. Mar 12, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
40. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB584) · lower
41. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
42. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB584ER) · lower
43. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
44. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
45. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
46. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
47. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB584) · lower
48. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 404 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
49. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0404) · 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
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Appropriations Amendment · HTML
• Appropriations Amendment · HTML
• Elementary & Secondary Education Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML