Public schools; student instruction, addictive potential of time spent using certain electr. device.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-206 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public schools; student instruction; addictive potential of time spent using certain electronic devices.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Public schools; student instruction; addictive potential of time spent using certain electronic devices. Requires instruction concerning time spent using electronic devices such as computers, cell phones, and other smart devices and the addictive potential thereof to be provided by the public schools as prescribed by the Board of Education. This bill is identical to HB 1486.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 319 (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
19
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.Christie New CraigBill DeStephJ.D. "Danny" DiggsTara A. DurantTimmy FrenchT. Travis HackworthChristopher T. HeadEmily M. JordanRyan T. McDougleMark D. ObenshainMark J. PeakeStella G. PekarskyTodd E. PillionBryce E. ReevesWilliam M. Stanley, Jr.Richard H. StuartDavid R. SuetterleinSchuyler T. VanValkenburg
Recorded votes
House substitute agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 36, N 4
Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 99
Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 10
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 36, X 4
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 15
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 319.