republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2018/hb-1265.md

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Bill	Education preparation programs; reading specialists, dyslexia.	Requires each education preparation program offered by a public institution of higher education or private institution of higher education that leads to a degree, concentration, or certificate for reading specialists to include a program of coursework or other training in the identification of and the appropriate interventions, accommodations, and teaching techniques for students with dyslexia or a related disorder. The bill requires such programs to (i) include coursework in the constructs and pedagogy underlying remediation of reading, spelling, and writing and (ii) require reading specialists to demonstrate mastery of an evidence-based, structured literacy instructional approach that includes explicit, systematic, sequential, and cumulative instruction. This bill is identical to	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2018	HB 1265	Virginia HB 1265 (2018)	bill		enacted	Benjamin L. Cline	5	26	8	2018-01-10	2018-03-09	openstates	ocd-bill/ab162c76-3b0f-47ae-ae46-5883102d4518	http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB1265	0d94963c70264ec6341510bcdb1d2748837427df7d325fa300a3422321314a39	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 1265 (2018) — Education preparation programs; reading specialists, dyslexia.

Requires each education preparation program offered by a public institution of higher education or private institution of higher education that leads to a degree, concentration, or certificate for reading specialists to include a program of coursework or other training in the identification of and the appropriate interventions, accommodations, and teaching techniques for students with dyslexia or a related disorder. The bill requires such programs to (i) include coursework in the constructs and pedagogy underlying remediation of reading, spelling, and writing and (ii) require reading specialists to demonstrate mastery of an evidence-based, structured literacy instructional approach that includes explicit, systematic, sequential, and cumulative instruction. This bill is identical to

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1265ER) (committee substitute) — source
2. House: Committee substitute printed 18106288D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
3. House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103455D (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate: Committee substitute printed 18107215D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
5. Senate: Floor substitute printed 18107296D-S2 (Newman) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported from Education with substitute — 22–0 (pass) · legislature
• Constitutional reading dispensed — 38–0 (pass) · legislature
• Passed Senate with substitute — 40–0 (pass) · legislature
• Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — 99–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported from Education and Health with substitute — 15–0 (pass) · legislature
• Senate substitute agreed to by House 18107296D-S2 — 99–0 (pass) · legislature
• Committee substitute reconsidered — 39–0 (pass) · legislature
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 8–0 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• Benjamin L. Cline — primary (person)
• Brenda L. Pogge — cosponsor (person)
• C. Matthew Fariss — cosponsor (person)
• C. Todd Gilbert — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher E. Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher P. Stolle — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher T. Head — cosponsor (person)
• David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
• David E. Yancey — cosponsor (person)
• Emily M. Brewer — cosponsor (person)
• Glenn R. Davis — cosponsor (person)
• Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Israel D. O'Quinn — cosponsor (person)
• James A. "Jay" Leftwich — cosponsor (person)
• James W. Morefield — cosponsor (person)
• Jeffrey L. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
• John J. Bell — cosponsor (person)
• John J. McGuire, III — cosponsor (person)
• Kathy J. Byron — cosponsor (person)
• M. Keith Hodges — cosponsor (person)
• Michael J. Webert — cosponsor (person)
• Nicholas J. Freitas — cosponsor (person)
• R. Steven Landes — cosponsor (person)
• Richard P. Bell — cosponsor (person)
• S. Chris Jones — cosponsor (person)
• T. Scott Garrett — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Timothy D. Hugo — cosponsor (person)
• Todd E. Pillion — cosponsor (person)
• Tony O. Wilt — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2018-01-10 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103455D introduction
• 2018-01-10 Referred to Committee on Education referral-committee
• 2018-01-19 Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #3 referral-committee
• 2018-02-02 Read first time reading-1
• 2018-02-05 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-02-05 Committee substitute agreed to 18106288D-H1
• 2018-02-05 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1265H1
• 2018-02-06 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
• 2018-02-07 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2018-02-07 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
• 2018-02-19 Read third time reading-3
• 2018-02-19 Reading of substitute waived
• 2018-02-19 Committee substitute agreed to 18107215D-S1
• 2018-02-19 Committee substitute rejected 18107215D-S1
• 2018-02-19 Floor substitute printed 18107296D-S2 (Newman)
• 2018-02-19 Reading of substitute waived
• 2018-02-19 Substitute by Senator Newman agreed to 18107296D-S2
• 2018-02-19 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1265S2
• 2018-02-21 Placed on Calendar
• 2018-02-21 Senate substitute agreed to by House 18107296D-S2 (99-Y 0-N)
• 2018-02-26 Enrolled
• 2018-02-26 Signed by Speaker
• 2018-02-28 Signed by President
• 2018-03-02 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2018
• 2018-03-02 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 9, 2018
• 2018-03-09 Approved by Governor-Chapter 282 (effective 7/1/18) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ab162c76-3b0f-47ae-ae46-5883102d4518. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).