Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 705
Health Ed. SOL & Curriculum Framework; Board of Education to include water safety instruction.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic)
Cosponsors (7)
- Jeion A. Ward (Democratic)
- Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- Delores L. McQuinn (Democratic)
- Rae Cousins (Democratic)
- Katrina Callsen (Democratic)
- Debra D. Gardner (Democratic)
- Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Board of Education; Health Standards of Learning; water safety. Requires the Board of Education, during its next regularly scheduled revision of the Health Education Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework, to develop and make available to each school board guidelines for a program of instruction on water safety to be provided as a part of any health education instruction provided to elementary school students. This bill is identical to SB 151.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 Senate | Adopt Conference Committee Report R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 13, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 Senate | Insist & Request R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 House | H VOTE: | fail | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 23, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 20, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 19, 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 3, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0204) - Apr 6, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 204 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB705) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB705ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 13, 2026 · House
Conference report agreed to by House (77-Y 17-N 0-A) - Mar 12, 2026 · Legislature
Conference Report released - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees: Perry, Pekarsky, Craig - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate - Mar 4, 2026 · House
House Conferees: Hayes, Simonds, Kilgore - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Conferees appointed by House - Mar 2, 2026 · House
House acceded to request - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Senate requested conference committee - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N 0-A) - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Education and Health Substitute agreed to - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB705) - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108241D-S1 - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) - 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 (82-Y 16-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 6, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB705) - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26107000D-H1 - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 4-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB705) - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103870D