Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 290
False statements as to school division or attendance zone residency; penalty.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jessica L. Anderson
Cosponsors (3)
- Charlie Schmidt
- Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic)
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Department of Education; compliance with and enforcement of prohibition on false statements as to school division or attendance zone residency; evaluation; report. Directs the Department of Education, in consultation with the Virginia State Crime Commission and such other stakeholders as the Department deems appropriate, to evaluate and make recommendations on compliance with and enforcement of the provisions of applicable law prohibiting any person from knowingly making a false statement concerning the residency of a child in a particular school division or school attendance zone for the purpose of improving the efficacy of enforcing statutory residency requirements for enrollment in a particular school division while ensuring consequences or penalties for violations of such requirements are commensurate with such violations. The bill directs the Department to submit to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by November 1, 2026, a report on its findings and recommendations.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| 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 with substitute | 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 Courts of Justice | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 30, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 House | Reported from Education | 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
Governor's recommendation received by House - Mar 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB290) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB290ER) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Senate substitute agreed to by House (82-Y 14-N 0-A) - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB290) - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) - 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 27, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108311D-S1 - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education - 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 (81-Y 17-N 0-A) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Read second time and engrossed - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N) - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Reported from Education and referred to Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N) - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB290) - Jan 9, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Jan 9, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103091D