DOE; policies relating to instructional material that contains sexually explicit content.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-16.8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Education; policies relating to instructional material that contains sexually explicit content; applicability; construction.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Department of Education; policies relating to instructional material that contains sexually explicit content; applicability; construction. Amends current law requiring the Department of Education to develop model policies and each school board to adopt policies consistent with the Department's model policies for ensuring parental notification of any instructional material that includes sexually explicit content by (i) defining "instructional material" as any material, regardless of its format, a
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Nov 17, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 322 (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
Mamie E. Locke
Recorded votes
Passed House (62-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 62, N 34, X 3
Reported from Education (14-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-18 · P · Y 14, X 1, N 7
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-23 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 5-N 1-A)Senate · 2026-01-22 · P · Y 8, A 1, N 5, 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 322.