SB 815 VA

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School boards; opening of the school year; certain alternative schedules and schedule flexibility permitted. Extends from no earlier than 14 days before Labor Day to no earlier than 14 days before September 1 of each year the requirement relating to the earliest date that each school board is permitted to schedule as the first day on which students are required to attend school each year. This bill is identical to HB 1455.

• David R. Suetterlein Republican · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104363D · upper
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB815) · upper
4. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
5. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 16, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
12. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Blank Action · upper
15. Feb 20, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
16. Feb 20, 2026 Read first time · lower
17. Feb 20, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
18. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) · lower
19. Mar 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
20. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · lower
21. Mar 9, 2026 Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
22. Mar 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB815) · upper
23. Mar 13, 2026 Enrolled · upper
24. Mar 13, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB815ER) · upper
25. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
28. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
29. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 522 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
30. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0522) · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML