2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1824: High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits, etc.

Legislative Summary

High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits; certain substitutions permitted. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to permit any student to substitute the African American History course or the Advanced Placement African American Studies course for the World History I course or the World Geography course for the purpose of satisfying the history and social studies credit requirements, provided that enrollment in such an African American History course or Advanced Placement African American Studies course is available to the student. This bill is identical to SB 1462.

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100197D
House of Delegates
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1824)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Reported from Education (12-Y 9-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/10/2025
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Senate
2/13/2025
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (10-Y 5-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/19/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/19/2025
Reading of amendments waived
Senate
2/19/2025
Education and Health Amendments agreed to
Senate
2/19/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/19/2025
Passed Senate with amendments (24-Y 16-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate Amendments agreed to by House (52-Y 46-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1824ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1824)
House of Delegates
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
Governor's recommendation received by House
4/2/2025
House rejected Governor's recommendation (26-Y 70-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 45-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Communicated to Governor
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025

Amendments

Education and Health Amendment

Education and Health Amendment

Not Adopted

Senate Amendments

Senate Amendments

Not Adopted

Education and Health Subcommittee Amendment

Education and Health Subcommittee Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 45-N)
4/2/2025
51
Yea
45
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
House rejected Governor's recommendation (26-Y 70-N)
4/2/2025
26
Yea
70
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate Amendments agreed to by House (52-Y 46-N)
2/20/2025
52
Yea
46
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with amendments (24-Y 16-N)
2/19/2025
24
Yea
16
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (10-Y 5-N)
2/13/2025
10
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
2/4/2025
51
Yea
48
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education (12-Y 9-N)
1/29/2025
12
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
1/28/2025
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(3/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/202525.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/202526.7 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/11/2025106.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/23/2025106.5 KB