Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 1437
Teacher, other instructional personnel, etc., exits; data collection, disaggregation by race.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Lindsey Dougherty (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits; data collection; disaggregation by race; reason for exit. Requires each school board to report to the Department of Education annually the number and type of teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits in the school division, disaggregated by the race of the individual who exited the position. The bill also provides that for each such exit occurring during the reporting year, the reason for the exit, including whether the exit was voluntary or involuntary, shall be collected and reported. This bill is identical to SB 785.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 20, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 19, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 849 (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 - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1437) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1437ER) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 5-N) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 9, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1437) - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26106856D-H1 - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1437) - Feb 2, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Presented and ordered printed 26101630D