School bds.; opening of school year, certain alternative schedules & schedule flexibility permitted.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-79.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school boards; opening of the school year; certain alternative schedules and schedule flexibility permitted.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
School boards; opening of the school year; certain alternative schedules and schedule flexibility permitted. Extends from no earlier than 14 days before Labor Day to no earlier than 14 days before September 1 of each year the requirement relating to the earliest date that each school board is permitted to schedule as the first day on which students are required to attend school each year. This bill is identical to SB 815.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 23, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 815 (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
Joseph P. McNamara
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 40
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 (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 14, X 1
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 97, X 3
Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 10, X 1
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 815.