Appropriations - Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee Subcommittee Agenda

Chair: McQuinn, Delores L.

Meeting Date & Time: 02/09/2026 Immediately upon adjournment of the Appropriations - Compensation & Retirement Subcommittee Add to Calendar

Location: House Appropriations Committee Room - 1200

Active item: Meeting Adjourned

Video: Archived

Committee Clerk: 804-698-1942 (Jackson), 804-698-1590 (Karnes)

Analyst: (804) 698-1592

Bills Before the Subcommittee

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB195 McQuinn Programs for at-risk students; permissible uses of funding.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-199.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to programs for at-risk students; permissible uses of funding.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

Yeas (7): McQuinn, Sewell, Herring, Price, Simonds, Wiley, McLaughlin

Last actions:

  • 3/4/2026 - Enrolled
  • 3/4/2026 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB195ER)
  • 3/4/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB195)
  • 3/4/2026 - Signed by Speaker
  • 3/10/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/26/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

• 2/26/2026 - Passed by for the day

• 2/27/2026 - Read third time

• 2/27/2026 - Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 3/4/2026 - Signed by President

Related Bills:

SB33 (Favola)

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

HB362 Dougherty Public elementary and secondary student textbooks; print as primary curriculum basis.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-243.1, relating to Printed Textbook Pilot Program established.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

Last actions:

  • 2/8/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda
  • 2/9/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB362)
  • 2/9/2026 - Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
  • 2/9/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda
  • 2/9/2026 - Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

HB412 Cole, N.T. Local governing bodies; school division budgets, funding levels.

Summary: A BILL to require the Joint Subcommittee to Study Elementary & Secondary Education Funding to study annual needs-based school board budgets; report.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

Yeas (7): McQuinn, Sewell, Herring, Price, Simonds, Wiley, McLaughlin

Last actions:

  • 2/4/2026 - Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
  • 2/4/2026 - Committee substitute printed 26106838D-H1
  • 2/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB412)
  • 2/8/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda
  • 2/9/2026 - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

HB592 Simonds Public schools; wearable panic alarm systems.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-79.4:1, relating to public schools; wearable panic alarm systems.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)

Yeas (7): McQuinn, Sewell, Herring, Price, Simonds, Wiley, McLaughlin

Last actions:

  • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed House (95-Y 1-N 0-A)
  • 3/6/2026 - Enrolled
  • 3/6/2026 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB592ER)
  • 3/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB592)
  • 3/6/2026 - Signed by Speaker

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

• 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day

• 3/2/2026 - Read third time

• 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 3/6/2026 - Signed by President

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)

HB670 Maldonado Labor & employment provisions; application of law, protection of employees, definition of employer.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 40.1-2, 40.1-2.1, and 40.1-27.4 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 40.1-22.2 and 40.1-29.01, relating to labor and employment provisions; application of law; protection of employees; definition of employer.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)

Yeas (5): McQuinn, Sewell, Herring, Price, Simonds

Nays (2): Wiley, McLaughlin

Last actions:

  • 2/12/2026 - Read second time
  • 2/12/2026 - committee amendment rejected
  • 2/12/2026 - committee substitute agreed to
  • 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/16/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

• 2/16/2026 - Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

• 3/9/2026 - Placed on Commerce and Labor docket for Mar 09, 2026

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)

HB1113 Nivar Culturally responsive & language-appropriate mental health support & services; guidance & policies.

Summary: An Act to require guidance and permit policies governing the provision of culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

Yeas (7): McQuinn, Sewell, Herring, Price, Simonds, Wiley, McLaughlin

Last actions:

  • 2/9/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda
  • 2/9/2026 - Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 3-N)
  • 2/11/2026 - Read first time
  • 2/12/2026 - Read second time and engrossed
  • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed House (60-Y 34-N 0-A)

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

• 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day

• 3/2/2026 - Read third time

• 3/2/2026 - Read third time

• 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

HB1278 Reaser School bd. policies; communication & language accessibility for limited English proficient parents.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 22.1 a section numbered 22.1-4.4, relating to school board policies; communication and language accessibility for limited English proficient parents; requirements.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)

Yeas (5): McQuinn, Sewell, Herring, Price, Simonds

Nays (2): Wiley, McLaughlin

Last actions:

  • 2/23/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1278)
  • 2/25/2026 - Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 95-N 0-A)
  • 3/2/2026 - House acceded to request
  • 3/4/2026 - Conferees appointed by House
  • 3/4/2026 - House Conferees: Reaser, Cohen, Tata

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/23/2026 - Passed Senate with substitute

• 2/27/2026 - Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 2/27/2026 - Senate requested conference committee

• 3/4/2026 - Conferees appointed by Senate

• 3/4/2026 - Senate Conferees: Pekarsky, VanValkenburg, Head

Related Bills:

SB685 (Pekarsky)

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)

HB1367 Reaser English language learner students; expenditures, annual data collection, report.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-23.7, relating to Department of Education; English language learner students; expenditures; data collection; report.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N)

Yeas (5): McQuinn, Sewell, Herring, Price, Simonds

Nays (2): Wiley, McLaughlin

Last actions:

  • 2/12/2026 - committee amendment agreed to
  • 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by House as amended
  • 2/12/2026 - Printed as engrossed 26104466D-E
  • 2/13/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1367)
  • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed House (64-Y 31-N 0-A)

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/26/2026 - Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N 1-A)

• 2/26/2026 - Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

• 2/27/2026 - Committee substitute printed 26108633D-S1

• 3/3/2026 - Placed on Finance and Appropriations docket for Mar 03, 2026

• 3/3/2026 - Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N)

HB1470 Cole, N.T. Annual school division health insur. premium data collection & reporting; publication, requirement.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-81.1, relating to Department of Education; annual school division health insurance premium data collection and reporting; publication; requirements; regulations.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

Yeas (7): McQuinn, Sewell, Herring, Price, Simonds, Wiley, McLaughlin

Last actions:

  • 2/4/2026 - Reported and Referred by Committee
  • 2/4/2026 - Reported and Referred by Committee
  • 2/4/2026 - Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
  • 2/8/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda
  • 2/9/2026 - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)