Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 139
School board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
School board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers; purchase of service credit. Requires each school board to adopt a policy to approve unpaid educational leave for school board employees who are state employee association executive officers and for up to two school board employees who are local employee association officers for a maximum of four years per officer. The bill permits employee association officers approved for such leave to purchase service credit with the Virginia Retirement System for such period of leave.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 House | Reported from Education with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0563) - Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 563 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB139) - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB139ER) - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB139) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 2, 2026 · House
committee amendments agreed to - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Read second time - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Read first time - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N) - Jan 28, 2026 · House
House committee offered - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB139) - Jan 5, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Jan 5, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100531D