Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 647
Teaching Experience; regulations Governing Allowable Credit.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Hillary Pugh Kent (Republican)
Cosponsors (3)
- R. Lee Ware (Republican)
- Timothy P. Griffin (Republican)
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Board of Education; Regulations Governing Allowable Credit for Teaching Experience; certain credit substitution allowance permitted. Requires the Board of Education to amend its regulations to provide that teachers in the field of career and technical education, where the licensure requirement calls for occupational work experience beyond the apprenticeship level, may be allowed salary placement credit for one year of teaching experience for each one or two years of work experience. The bill satisfies the reenactment requirement of Chapter 677 of the Acts of Assembly of 2025.
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 |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 House | Reported from Education with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 802 (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 (HB647) - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB647ER) - 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 11, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB647) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 9, 2026 · House
committee amendment agreed to - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
House committee offered - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB647) - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Referred from General Laws and referred to Education (Voice Vote) - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on General Laws - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102678D