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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment of transgender students, policies."
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description: "Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment of transgender students; policies. Requires the Department of Education to develop and make available to each school board, no later than December 31, 2020, model policies concerning the treatment of transgender students in public elementary and secondary schools that address common issues regarding transgender students in accordance with evidence-based best practices and include information, guidance, procedures, and standards relating to (i) compliance with applicable nondiscrimination laws; (ii) maintenance of a safe and supportive learning environment free from discrimination and harassment for all students; (iii) prevention of and response to bullying and harassment; (iv) maintenance of student records; (v) identification of students; (vi) protection of student privacy and the confidentiality of sensitive information; (vii) enforcement of sex-based dress codes; and (viii) student participation in sex-specific school activities and events, excluding athletics, and use of school facilities. The bill requires each school board to adopt, no later than the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year, policies that are consistent with but may be more comprehensive than such model policies developed by the Department of Education. This bill is identical to HB 145."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "SB 161"
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citation: "Virginia SB 161 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer B. Boysko"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2019-12-19"
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last_action: "2020-03-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5362abf2-1fa7-46e1-933a-fb730b0df6a9"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB161"
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source_hash: "648f3a7886fe7c943816cc1bc8eb52d56315ca76c1c179544017c6dd3d7f6b3e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 161 (2020) — Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment of transgender students, policies.
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Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment of transgender students; policies. Requires the Department of Education to develop and make available to each school board, no later than December 31, 2020, model policies concerning the treatment of transgender students in public elementary and secondary schools that address common issues regarding transgender students in accordance with evidence-based best practices and include information, guidance, procedures, and standards relating to (i) compliance with applicable nondiscrimination laws; (ii) maintenance of a safe and supportive learning environment free from discrimination and harassment for all students; (iii) prevention of and response to bullying and harassment; (iv) maintenance of student records; (v) identification of students; (vi) protection of student privacy and the confidentiality of sensitive information; (vii) enforcement of sex-based dress codes; and (viii) student participation in sex-specific school activities and events, excluding athletics, and use of school facilities. The bill requires each school board to adopt, no later than the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year, policies that are consistent with but may be more comprehensive than such model policies developed by the Department of Education. This bill is identical to HB 145.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0154)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0154)
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2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB161ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB161ER)
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3. **Engrossed by Senate as amended SB161E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB161)
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4. **Engrossed by Senate as amended SB161E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB161E)
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5. **Reengrossed by Senate as amended SB161E2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB161E2)
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## Votes
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- Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N) — **23–16** (pass) · upper
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- Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (58-Y 40-N) — **57–40** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education and Health with amendments (10-Y 5-N) — **10–5** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (24-Y 15-N) — **24–15** (pass) · upper
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- Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Education (16-Y 6-N) — **16–6** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jennifer B. Boysko — primary (person)
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- Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
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- Joseph D. Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-12-19** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102095D `introduction`
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- **2019-12-19** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-09** Assigned Education sub: Public Education `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-16** Reported from Education and Health with amendments (10-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-20** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-01-20** Reading of amendments waived
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- **2020-01-20** Committee amendments agreed to
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- **2020-01-20** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB161E
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- **2020-01-20** Printed as engrossed 20102095D-E
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- **2020-01-21** Passed by temporarily
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- **2020-01-21** Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-21** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2020-01-21** Amendment by Senator Norment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2020-01-21** Reengrossed by Senate as amended SB161E2
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- **2020-01-21** Printed as reengrossed 20102095D-E2
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- **2020-01-21** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-21** Passed Senate (24-Y 15-N) `passage`
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- **2020-01-21** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-21** Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-12** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-02-12** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-12** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-12** Impact statement from DPB (SB161E2)
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- **2020-02-17** Reported from Education (16-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-19** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-20** Passed House (58-Y 40-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-20** VOTE: Passage (58-Y 40-N)
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- **2020-02-25** Enrolled
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- **2020-02-25** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-02-26** Impact statement from DPB (SB161ER)
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- **2020-02-26** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-03** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 3, 2020
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- **2020-03-03** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 10, 2020
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- **2020-03-04** Approved by Governor-Chapter 154 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5362abf2-1fa7-46e1-933a-fb730b0df6a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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