2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB2618: Public school buildings; indoor air quality, inspection and evaluation.
Legislative Summary
Public school buildings; indoor air quality; inspection and evaluation. Establishes several enumerated requirements for local school divisions to ensure indoor air quality in each public school building in the local school division, including providing for an inspection and evaluation program at least once every two years and an industry-recognized uniform inspection and evaluation at least once every four years. This bill is identical to SB 1413.
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Bill History
1/13/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25104250D
House of Delegates
1/13/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
1/19/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2618)
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Impact statement from CLG (HB2618)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105711D-H1
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2618)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Education Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-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 substitute (9-Y 5-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Committee substitute printed 25107041D-S1
Senate
2/14/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2618)
House of Delegates
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 substitute waived
Senate
2/19/2025
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/19/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
2/19/2025
Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate substitute agreed to by House (57-Y 40-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2618ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2618)
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
4/2/2025
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (91-Y 3-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 (HB2618ER2)
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 668 (Effective 07/01/25)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)
Roll Call Votes
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (91-Y 3-N)
4/2/2025
91
Yea
3
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 with substitute (22-Y 18-N)
2/19/2025
22
Yea
18
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 substitute (9-Y 5-N)
2/13/2025
9
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-N)
2/4/2025
56
Yea
43
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
1/29/2025
13
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
1/28/2025
7
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/2/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 23
Primary Sponsor
Dan Helmer
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (22)
Alex Askew
Democrat
Nadarius Clark
Democrat
Michael Feggans
Democrat
Destiny LeVere Bolling
Democrat
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Democrat
David Bulova
Democrat
Joshua Cole
Democrat
Rae Cousins
Democrat
Jackie Glass
Democrat
C.E. Hayes
Democrat
Michael Jones
Democrat
Karen Keys-Gamarra
Democrat
Alfonso Lopez
Democrat
Delores McQuinn
Democrat
Candi Mundon King
Democrat
Marcia Price
Democrat
Holly Seibold
Democrat
Mark Sickles
Democrat
Marcus Simon
Democrat
Joshua Thomas
Democrat
Kathy Tran
Democrat
Jeion Ward
Democrat