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| Bill | High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits. | High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits; certain substitutions permitted. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to permit any student to substitute the African American History course or the Advanced Placement African American Studies course for the World History I course or the World Geography course for the purpose of satisfying the history and social studies credit requirements, provided that (i) such a course is available to the student and (ii) the student is required to complete and receive a passing score on an applicable local alternative assessment or an equivalent Board-approved assessment, in order to satisfy history and social studies credit requirements for graduation. The bill directs the Board of Education to amend its regulations in accordance with the provisions of the bill and to ensure that no student who makes such a substitution is required to earn a verified credit for the World History I or World Geography course in order to graduate. This bill is identical to SB 427. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 182 | Virginia HB 182 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 182 (2026) — High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits.
High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits; certain substitutions permitted. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to permit any student to substitute the African American History course or the Advanced Placement African American Studies course for the World History I course or the World Geography course for the purpose of satisfying the history and social studies credit requirements, provided that (i) such a course is available to the student and (ii) the student is required to complete and receive a passing score on an applicable local alternative assessment or an equivalent Board-approved assessment, in order to satisfy history and social studies credit requirements for graduation. The bill directs the Board of Education to amend its regulations in accordance with the provisions of the bill and to ensure that no student who makes such a substitution is required to earn a verified credit for the World History I or World Geography course in order to graduate. This bill is identical to SB 427.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Education Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Education and Health Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Education and Health Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from Education and Health with substitute — 9–6 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 65–32 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 7–3 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 22–16 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education with substitute — 14–7 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 63–34 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- David A. Reid — primary (person)
- Gretchen M. Bulova — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104524D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-07 Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee - 2026-01-23 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
referral-committee - 2026-01-27 House subcommittee offered
- 2026-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
substitution - 2026-01-27 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB182)
- 2026-01-28 Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-28 Committee substitute printed 26106201D-H1
substitution - 2026-01-29 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB182)
- 2026-01-30 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-02 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-02 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-02-02 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-02-03 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-04 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2026-02-19 Senate committee offered
- 2026-02-19 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-19 Senate committee offered
- 2026-02-19 Committee substitute printed 26108217D-S1
substitution - 2026-02-20 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-20 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-20 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-23 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-23 Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 2026-02-23 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-02-23 Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 16-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-02-25 Senate substitute agreed to by House (65-Y 32-N 0-A)
substitution - 2026-03-02 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-02 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB182ER)
passage - 2026-03-02 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB182)
- 2026-03-02 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-02 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 - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 789 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1bba3729-649e-43ba-af4a-b7b134159af3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).