HB 1503 VA

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High school athletic coaches; sickle cell trait guidance and resources. Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue a Superintendent's memo no later than the start of the 2026–2027 school year containing guidance and resources for public high school athletic coaches on risks and strategies for student-athletes with sickle cell trait.

• C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. Democratic · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105333D · lower
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1503) · lower
4. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
5. Feb 10, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute (19-Y 2-N) · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107579D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
16. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1503) · lower
17. Feb 26, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
18. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
19. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 14, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1503ER) · lower
26. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1503) · lower
29. Mar 25, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 25, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 869 (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
• K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML