Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 686
Open school enrollment policies; guidance on best practices available to school boards.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Eric R. Zehr (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE
Department of Education; open school enrollment policies; guidance on best practices. Requires the Department of Education to develop and make available to each school board guidance on best practices relating to open school enrollment.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (85-Y 11-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 16, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB686) - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26107695D-H1 - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reported from Education with substitute (18-Y 3-N) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB686) - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103148D