School bd. policies; communication & language accessibility for limited English proficient parents.

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History

1. 2026
   1. Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 765 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
   2. Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
   3. Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
   4. Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
   5. Mar 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB685)
   6. Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
   7. Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB685ER)Major
   8. Mar 30EnrolledMinor
   9. Mar 14Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A)Minor
      • Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
   10. Mar 14Conference Report released
   11. Mar 13Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N 0-A)Minor
       • Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: pass.Upper
   12. Mar 11House Conferees: Reaser, Cohen, Tata
   13. Mar 11Conferees appointed by House
   14. Mar 10Senate Conferees: Pekarsky, Favola, Craig
       • Vote recorded Accede Conference Committee R. Result: pass.Upper
   15. Mar 10Conferees appointed by Senate
   16. Mar 10Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
   17. Mar 6House requested conference committeeMinor
   18. Mar 6House insisted on substituteMajor
   19. Mar 4House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
       • Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: fail.Upper
   20. Mar 2Passed House with substitute (66-Y 33-N 0-A)Passed House
       • Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
   21. Mar 2Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
   22. Mar 2committee substitute agreed toMajor
   23. Mar 2Read third timeMinor
   24. Feb 27Read second timeMinor
   25. Feb 25Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB685)
       • Vote recorded Reported from Education with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
   26. Feb 25Committee substitute printed 26108227D-H1Major
   27. Feb 25Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 7-N)Minor
   28. Feb 24Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)Major
       • Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
   29. Feb 19Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
   30. Feb 19Read first timeMinor
   31. Feb 19Placed on Calendar
   32. Feb 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB685)
       • Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
   33. Feb 13Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
   34. Feb 12Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
   35. Feb 12Education and Health Amendments agreed toMajor
   36. Feb 12Read second timeMinor
   37. Feb 11Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
       • Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
   38. Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
   39. Feb 11Rules suspended
   40. Feb 10Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
       • Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
   41. Feb 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB685)
   42. Jan 29Reported from Education and Health with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)Minor
       • Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with amendments. Result: pass.Upper
   43. Jan 29Senate committee offered
   44. Jan 22Senate subcommittee offered
   45. Jan 22Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
   46. Jan 14Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
   47. Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104840DIntroduced