2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1626: Public elementary & secondary school teachers; certain training activities, requirements, etc.

Legislative Summary

Public elementary and secondary school teachers; certain training activities; requirements and limitations. Prohibits any public elementary or secondary school teacher from being required to participate in any non-academic training activity, as that term is defined in the bill, more frequently than once within six months of employment with the applicable school board and once every five years thereafter, except in the case of certain training relating to secure mandatory test violations upon determination by the school board or division superintendent that additional training is necessary. The bill also provides that the total frequency and duration of non-academic training activities in which each such teacher is required to participate pursuant to state law or regulation or policy or regulation of the applicable school board shall not exceed 25 hours every five years. This bill is identical to SB 822.

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Bill History

1/3/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102022D
House of Delegates
1/3/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
1/10/2025
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1626)
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1626)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Committee substitute printed 25104836D-H1
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Education Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/29/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/6/2025
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Senate
2/13/2025
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Committee substitute printed 25107243D-S1
Senate
2/14/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1626)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/19/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/20/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/20/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/20/2025
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/20/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
2/20/2025
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate requested conference committee
Senate
2/20/2025
Conferees appointed by House
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Delegates: Thomas, Simonds, Cherry
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
House acceded to request
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate
2/20/2025
Senators: VanValkenburg, Pekarsky, Craig
Senate
2/21/2025
Amended by conference committee
2/21/2025
Conference substitute printed 25107857D-H2
House of Delegates
2/21/2025
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/21/2025
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1626ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1626)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 477 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0477)

Roll Call Votes

Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
2/21/2025
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/21/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate substitute rejected by House (96-Y 4-N)
2/20/2025
0
Yea
96
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/19/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
1/21/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1
Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Joshua Thomas
Joshua Thomas
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/20254.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20254.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/21/20256.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/13/20253.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/13/20253.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/21/20255.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/3/20259.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025130.3 KB
Misc
Misc2/21/20252.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/14/2025117.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/21/2025109.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/16/2025122.5 KB