Head start, etc.; Head Start State Collaboration Office to develop for endorsement a report, etc.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to require the Head Start State Collaboration Office at the Department of Education to develop and recommend to the Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education for endorsement a report summarizing the state of Head Start and Early Head Start in the Commonwealth.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Head Start State Collaboration Office; state of Head Start and Early Head Start in the Commonwealth; report. Requires the Head Start State Collaboration Office at the Department of Education, no later than December 1, 2026, to develop and recommend to the Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education for endorsement a report summarizing the state of Head Start and Early Head Start in the Commonwealth that is required to address several topics enumerated in the bill.
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 7, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 791 (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
17
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Debra D. GardnerBonita G. AnthonyAdele Y. McClure Jessica L. AndersonKaren R. "Kacey" CarnegieStacey Annie CarrollNadarius E. ClarkJoshua G. ColeNicole ColeElizabeth R. GuzmanRozia A. Henson, Jr.Karen Keys-GamarraDestiny LeVere BollingMarty MartinezSam RasoulShelly A. SimondsRodney T. Willett
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 (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (65-Y 32-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 65, N 32, X 3
Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 16, N 6
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 8, X 1, N 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.
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