SB 656 VA

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Standards of Quality; class size limits; exception for certain ensemble music classes. Exempts any ensemble music class, as defined by the bill, offered in grade six from the provision limiting the size of any class offered in grades four through six to no larger than 35 students and, instead, permits any such ensemble music class to have up to 45 students.

• Tara A. Durant Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101166D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB656) · upper
4. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
5. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
10. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
13. Feb 13, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
16. Feb 26, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
17. Mar 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (10-Y 0-N) · lower
18. Mar 10, 2026 Left in Education · lower

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.

• Introduced · PDF
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