VirginiaFalse statements as to school division or attendance zone residency; penalty.
What it does
Department of Education; compliance with and enforcement of prohibition on false statements as to school division or attendance zone residency; evaluation; report. Directs the Department of Education, in consultation with the Virginia State Crime Commission and such other stakeholders as the Department deems appropriate, to evaluate and make recommendations on compliance with and enforcement of the provisions of applicable law prohibiting any person from knowingly making a false statement concerning the residency of a child in a particular school division or school attendance zone for the purpose of improving the efficacy of enforcing statutory residency requirements for enrollment in a particular school division while ensuring consequences or penalties for violations of such requirements are commensurate with such violations. The bill directs the Department to submit to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by November 1, 2026, a report on its findings and recommendations.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Apr 13Governor's recommendation received by HouseLatest
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 12Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 11Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB290)
- Mar 11Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB290ER)Major
- Mar 11EnrolledMinor
- Mar 4Senate substitute agreed to by House (82-Y 14-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB290)
- Mar 2Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 2Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Major
- Mar 2Read third timeMinor
- Feb 27Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 27Rules suspended
- Feb 27Committee substitute printed 26108311D-S1Major
- Feb 26Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Senate committee offered
- Feb 19Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Feb 11Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 10Read third time and passed House (81-Y 17-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Assigned HCJ sub: CriminalMinor
- Jan 28Reported from Education and referred to Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Assigned HED sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB290)
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103091DIntroduced