2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB1437: Standards of Quality; class size limits, exception for ensemble music classes.
Legislative Summary
Standards of Quality; class size limits; exception for certain ensemble music classes. Exempts any ensemble music class offered in grade six from the provision limiting the size of any class offered in grades four through six to no larger than 35 students and, instead, permits any such ensemble music class to have up to 45 students.
Demographic Impact
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Bill History
1/17/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25101665D
Senate
1/17/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
1/23/2025
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Senate
1/27/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1437)
Senate
1/28/2025
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/28/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106216D-S1
Senate
1/30/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/31/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1437)
Senate
2/3/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/3/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/3/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/4/2025
Read second time
Senate
2/4/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/4/2025
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/4/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
2/4/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/4/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/4/2025
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
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
2/10/2025
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Passed by for the day
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
No further action taken
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
Failed to pass
House of Delegates
Amendments
SEH Sub: Public Education Amendments
SEH Sub: Public Education Amendments
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
2/11/2025
6
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/3/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
1/30/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Tara Durant
Republican