HB 595 VA

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Board of Education; high school graduation; simultaneous completion of International Baccalaureate diploma and advanced studies diploma. Requires the Board of Education to permit any student who (i) during or after grade 10, transferred into a public high school in the Commonwealth and (ii) is simultaneously pursuing an advanced studies diploma and an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma to complete certain courses or sequences of courses required for an IB diploma, as approved by the Board, including substitutes for the Virginia and U.S. history and government courses and for the economics and personal finance credit requirement. The bill also directs the Board to grant a waiver from the training in emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the use of automated external defibrillators required for graduation to any student who (a) pursuant to his individualized education program or Section 504 Plan cannot successfully complete the training or (b) after grade 10, transfers from a school or other education program that does not require or give credit for such training. This bill incorporates HB 132 and is identical to SB 63.

• Shelly A. Simonds Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104718D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
4. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB595) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Incorporates HB132 (Simon) · lower
8. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N) · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107064D-H1 · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB595) · lower
11. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
13. Feb 9, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
14. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
15. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
18. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
19. Feb 19, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
20. Feb 19, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108239D-S1 · upper
21. Feb 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
22. Feb 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Feb 20, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
24. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB595) · lower
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 (21-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
29. Feb 25, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (93-Y 2-N 0-A) · lower
30. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · lower
31. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB595ER) · lower
32. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB595) · lower
33. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
34. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by President · upper
35. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
36. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
37. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 182 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
38. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182) · 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
• 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
• K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Education Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML