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Bill Student instruction; Internet safety, policy to include key modern digital safety topics. Student instruction; internet safety; certain topics. Requires the internet safety component that is integrated into each school division's instructional program as required by its acceptable internet use policy to include instruction on key modern digital safety topics, including online scams, misinformation, and content generated by artificial intelligence. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 171 Virginia HB 171 (2026)
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Virginia HB 171 (2026) — Student instruction; Internet safety, policy to include key modern digital safety topics.

Student instruction; internet safety; certain topics. Requires the internet safety component that is integrated into each school division's instructional program as required by its acceptable internet use policy to include instruction on key modern digital safety topics, including online scams, misinformation, and content generated by artificial intelligence.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Education — 166 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Education and Health — 150 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 7524 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting — 91 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 370 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Alex Q. Askew — primary (person)
  • Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-06 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103769D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-06 Referred to Committee on Education referral-committee
  • 2026-01-19 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2026-01-20 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
  • 2026-01-21 Reported from Education (16-Y 6-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-01-23 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-01-26 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2026-01-27 Read third time and passed House (75-Y 24-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-01-28 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2026-01-28 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
  • 2026-01-29 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB171)
  • 2026-02-19 Assigned Education sub: Public Education referral-committee
  • 2026-02-26 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-27 Rules suspended
  • 2026-02-27 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-02-27 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-03-02 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-03-02 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-03-06 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-03-06 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB171ER) passage
  • 2026-03-06 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB171)
  • 2026-03-06 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-03-06 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
  • 2026-04-02 Approved by Governor-Chapter 48 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-02 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0048)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/af36c9ca-984e-49b4-b303-7d808c167aa0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).