Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 211
Head start, etc.; Head Start State Collaboration Office to develop for endorsement a report, etc.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Debra D. Gardner (Democratic)
Cosponsors (17)
- Rodney T. Willett (Democratic)
- Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic)
- Charlie Schmidt
- Sam Rasoul (Democratic)
- Marty Martinez (Democratic)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling (Democratic)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (Democratic)
- Elizabeth R. Guzman (Democratic)
- Nicole Cole (Democratic)
- Joshua G. Cole (Democratic)
- Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic)
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Jessica L. Anderson
- Adele Y. McClure (Democratic)
- Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Head Start State Collaboration Office; state of Head Start and Early Head Start in the Commonwealth; report. Requires the Head Start State Collaboration Office at the Department of Education, no later than December 1, 2026, to develop and recommend to the Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education for endorsement a report summarizing the state of Head Start and Early Head Start in the Commonwealth that is required to address several topics enumerated in the bill.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| 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 6, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 2, 2026 House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 791 (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 (HB211) - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB211ER) - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-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 (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB211) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (65-Y 32-N 0-A) - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 5, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26105871D-H1 - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 6-N) - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB211) - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) - Jan 28, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Assigned HED sub: Early Childhood and Innovation - Jan 7, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Jan 7, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103783D