VirginiaSchool nurses; sickle cell disease training.
What it does
School nurses; sickle cell disease training. Directs local school divisions to require school nurses to complete, within six months of employment and at least every three years thereafter, an online or in-person course of instruction approved by the Board in collaboration with the Department of Health regarding recognition and management of sickle cell disease. This bill is identical to SB 822.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 855 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1446)
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1446ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 10Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Read third timeMinor
- Mar 9Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 9Rules suspended
- Mar 6Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 15Read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- Feb 11Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary EducationMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 10Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Assigned HED sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1446)
- Jan 22Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 22Presented and ordered printed 26105335DIntroduced