High school graduation requirements and diploma pathways; implementation.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-253.13:4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to high school graduation requirements and diploma pathways; implementation.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
High school graduation requirements; application. Provides that, in the event that the Board of Education establishes or modifies any graduation requirements or diploma pathways, the Board shall only apply such new or modified graduation requirements or diploma pathways to students who enter ninth grade at the beginning of or after the first school year of implementation of such new or modified graduation requirements or diploma pathways. The bill is applicable beginning with students who enter
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 15, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 812 (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
Christopher T. Head
Recorded votes
Passed House (95-Y 2-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 95, X 2, N 2
Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 21, N 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 10
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 14, 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 812.