Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 39
Public schools; best practice of tech. tools to assist w/identifying students at risk of self-harm.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Barbara A. Favola (Democratic)
Cosponsors (2)
- Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic)
- Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE
Department of Education; best practices for implementation in public schools of technology tools to assist with the identification of students at risk of engaging in self-harm or intending to inflict harm on others; report. Directs the Department of Education to convene a work group consisting of representatives set forth in the bill, as determined by the Department in consultation with and based on consideration of suggestions from statewide education organizations and appropriate technology industries, for the purpose of identifying and making recommendations to the chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education on best practices for the procurement, implementation, and use in public schools of technology tools designed to assist with the identification of students at risk of engaging in self-harm or intending to inflict harm on others. The bill directs the work group to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by November 15, 2026.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 House | Reported from Education | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 23, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health with amendments | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 10, 2026 · House
Left in Appropriations - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N) - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB39) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Education and Health Amendments agreed to - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (13-Y 0-N 1-A) - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Senate subcommittee offered - Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education - Nov 19, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Nov 19, 2025 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100747D