2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1924: School boards; prohibition against hiring or contracting for the services of certain individuals.

Legislative Summary

School boards; prohibition against hiring or contracting for the services of certain individuals; certain criminal convictions. Prohibits each school board from employing or contracting for the services of any individual who has been convicted of any felony crime of violence as defined in the bill or any offense involving a child. Current law prohibits each school board from employing or contracting for the services of any individual who has been convicted of any violent felony set forth in a certain statutory definition of "barrier crime" or any offense involving the sexual molestation, physical or sexual abuse, or rape of a child, or the solicitation of any such offense.

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101860D
House of Delegates
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
1/18/2025
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105422D-H1
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1924)
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 (71-Y 28-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 (9-Y 6-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
Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1924ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1924)
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
Governor's recommendation received by House
3/24/2025
Governor's substitute printed (HB1924H2)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
4/2/2025
Governor's recommendation adopted
4/2/2025
Reenrolled
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Reenrolled bill text (HB1924ER2)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Signed by President as reenrolled
Senate
4/2/2025
Enacted, Chapter 642 (Effective 07/01/25)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0642)

Roll Call Votes

House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 2-N)
4/2/2025
92
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
4/2/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
2/19/2025
25
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
2/13/2025
9
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (71-Y 28-N)
1/28/2025
71
Yea
28
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
1/22/2025
17
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
1/21/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/2/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Jeion Ward
Jeion Ward
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/2/202511.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text4/2/202511.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/25/202511.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/202510.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/21/202511.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/20/202511.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/202511.3 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025103.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/23/2025104.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/9/2025104.0 KB