Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 288
Education, Department of; website posting of certain instructional resources.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jessica L. Anderson
Cosponsors (12)
- Virgil Thornton (Democratic)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
- Kimberly Pope Adams
- Marty Martinez (Democratic)
- Paul E. Krizek (Democratic)
- Debra D. Gardner (Democratic)
- Lily V. Franklin
- Lindsey Dougherty (Democratic)
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic)
- Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic)
- Mark C. Downey
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Department of Education; certain instructional resources; website posting. Requires the Department of Education to post in a conspicuous and publicly accessible manner on the instructional resources section of its website links to instructional resources on the Indigenous people of the Commonwealth that are developed and maintained by the Virginia Tribal Education Consortium.
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 |
| Jan 27, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 21, 2026 House | Reported from Education | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 20, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 792 (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 5, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB288) - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB288ER) - Mar 5, 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 - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N 0-A) - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Read second time and engrossed - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB288) - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Read first time - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Reported from Education (18-Y 3-N) - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) - Jan 19, 2026 · House
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee - Jan 9, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Jan 9, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103379D