2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1462: 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 HB 1824.

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Bill History

1/17/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25100519D
Senate
1/17/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
1/23/2025
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Senate
1/23/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1462)
Senate
1/30/2025
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (12-Y 2-N)
Senate
1/31/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/31/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/31/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/3/2025
Read second time
Senate
2/3/2025
Reading of amendment waived
Senate
2/3/2025
Education and Health Amendment agreed to
Senate
2/3/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/3/2025
Printed as engrossed 25100519D-E
Senate
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 9-N 1-A)
Senate
2/4/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1462)
Senate
2/7/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (16-Y 5-N)
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Education Amendment agreed to
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Engrossed by House as amended
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Passed House with amendment (55-Y 39-N)
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
House Amendment agreed to by Senate (29-Y 8-N)
Senate
2/21/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/21/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1462ER)
Senate
2/21/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1462)
Senate
2/21/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/5/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
Senate
3/5/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
4/2/2025
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N)
Senate
4/2/2025
Communicated to Governor
Senate
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

SEH Sub: Public Education Amendments

SEH Sub: Public Education Amendments

Not Adopted

SEH Sub: Public Education Amendments

SEH Sub: Public Education Amendments

Not Adopted

Education and Health Amendment

Education and Health Amendment

Not Adopted

Education Amendment

Education Amendment

Not Adopted

Education Amendment

Education Amendment

Not Adopted

House Amendment

House Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N)
4/2/2025
18
Yea
22
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
House Amendment agreed to by Senate (29-Y 8-N)
2/18/2025
29
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House with amendment (55-Y 39-N)
2/17/2025
55
Yea
39
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (16-Y 5-N)
2/12/2025
16
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 9-N 1-A)
2/4/2025
30
Yea
9
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
1/31/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (12-Y 2-N)
1/30/2025
12
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(2/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/21/202526.0 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/3/202527.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/202526.6 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/21/2025105.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/4/2025104.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/23/2025106.4 KB