Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 462
Health Ed. SOL; Bd. of Ed. to require literacy instruction in grade 9 & 10 in next revision.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Nicole Cole (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Board of Education; review and revision of Health Education Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework; development of health care literacy instruction; removal of duplicative or outdated health instruction. Directs the Board of Education, during its next regularly scheduled revision of the Health Education Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework to, in consultation with the School Health Services Committee, (i) develop a health care literacy program of instruction to be required at grades nine and 10 for the purpose of helping students navigate the health care system efficiently and effectively and, in developing such program of instruction, to consider the inclusion of certain topics and content enumerated by the bill and (ii) identify and remove from such Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework for grades nine and 10 any instructional subjects or topics the inclusion of which is duplicative or outdated.
Text versions
- Introduced
- K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute
- Education Substitute
- Education and Health Substitute
- Enrolled
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| 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 Education with substitute | 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 27, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 799 (effective 7/1/2026) - 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 (HB462) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB462ER) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Education and Health Substitute agreed to - 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 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB462) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108313D-S1 - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (10-Y 0-N 4-A) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Senate subcommittee 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 (64-Y 34-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 9, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB462) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26106279D-H1 - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N) - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Reconsidered by Education - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (17-Y 5-N) - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB462) - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) - Jan 27, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee - Jan 12, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Jan 12, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101365D