Higher educational institutions, public; reasonable accommodations for religious beliefs, etc.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23.1-401.4, relating to public institutions of higher education; reasonable accommodations for the religious beliefs and practices of individual students.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Public institutions of higher education; reasonable accommodations for the religious beliefs and practices of individual students. Requires each public institution of higher education to provide reasonable accommodations, as defined in the bill, for the religious beliefs and practices of individual students with regard to admissions, class attendance, and the scheduling of examinations and work assignments and to provide and describe in the institution's student handbook or an equivalent documen
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 3, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 74 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Marcus B. Simon
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N 2-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 13, A 2
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 2-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 94, X 4, N 2
Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 9, X 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 74.