Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 450
Public school teacher licensure requirement; comprehensive review of alt. licensure pathway, report.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Lamont Bagby (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Margaret A. Franklin
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Department of Education; public school teacher licensure requirements; comprehensive review of alternative licensure pathways; stakeholder work group; report. Directs the Department of Education (the Department) to convene a stakeholder work group to conduct a comprehensive review of the alternative licensure pathways, as that term is defined in the bill, available to public school teachers in the Commonwealth and make recommendations on improving the quality, efficacy, and outcomes of such alternative licensure pathways. The bill directs the Department to submit to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health (i) by October 1, 2026, an interim report on the preliminary findings and initial recommendations of the work group and (ii) by October 1, 2027, a final report on the findings and recommendations of the work group.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 House | Reported from Rules | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 Senate | Reported from Rules | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 Senate | Rereferred from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 891 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB450) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB450ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Read third time - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Read second time - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) - Mar 1, 2026 · House
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Rules - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB450) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26107566D-S1 - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB450) - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Rereferred from Education and Health to Rules (15-Y 0-N) - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103778D