HB 211 VA

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Head Start State Collaboration Office; state of Head Start and Early Head Start in the Commonwealth; report. Requires the Head Start State Collaboration Office at the Department of Education, no later than December 1, 2026, to develop and recommend to the Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education for endorsement a report summarizing the state of Head Start and Early Head Start in the Commonwealth that is required to address several topics enumerated in the bill.

• Debra D. Gardner Democratic · primary

1. Jan 7, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103783D · lower
2. Jan 7, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned HED sub: Early Childhood and Innovation · lower
4. Jan 28, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) · lower
6. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB211) · lower
7. Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 6-N) · lower
8. Feb 2, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105871D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 5, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 5, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 6, 2026 Read third time and passed House (65-Y 32-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB211) · lower
15. Feb 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 9, 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 6, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 6, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB211ER) · lower
26. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB211) · lower
27. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 6, 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 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 791 (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
• 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