HB 139 VA

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School board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers; purchase of service credit. Requires each school board to adopt a policy to approve unpaid educational leave for school board employees who are state employee association executive officers and for up to two school board employees who are local employee association officers for a maximum of four years per officer. The bill permits employee association officers approved for such leave to purchase service credit with the Virginia Retirement System for such period of leave.

• Shelly A. Simonds Democratic · primary

1. Jan 5, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100531D · lower
2. Jan 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB139) · lower
4. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
5. Jan 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) · lower
6. Jan 28, 2026 House committee offered · lower
7. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Education with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N) · lower
8. Jan 30, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 2, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
11. Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
12. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB139) · lower
14. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
16. Feb 19, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
17. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 6, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 6, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB139ER) · lower
25. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB139) · lower
26. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 563 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0563) · 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
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Education Amendment · HTML
• Education Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML