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Bill Public school teachers; reemployment of teacher who has not received continuing contract status. Public school teachers; terms of employment; reemployment of teacher who has received continuing contract status; written notice required. Requires written notice of noncontinuation of a continuing teacher contract to be given by the teacher by June 15 of each year; otherwise, the contract continues in effect for the ensuing year in conformity with local salary stipulations, including increments. Current law requires such written notice of noncontinuation of a continuing teacher contract to be given by either the teacher or the school board by June 15 of each year. This bill is identical to HB 125. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 SB 117 Virginia SB 117 (2026)
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Virginia SB 117 (2026) — Public school teachers; reemployment of teacher who has not received continuing contract status.

Public school teachers; terms of employment; reemployment of teacher who has received continuing contract status; written notice required. Requires written notice of noncontinuation of a continuing teacher contract to be given by the teacher by June 15 of each year; otherwise, the contract continues in effect for the ensuing year in conformity with local salary stipulations, including increments. Current law requires such written notice of noncontinuation of a continuing teacher contract to be given by either the teacher or the school board by June 15 of each year. This bill is identical to HB 125.

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. Education Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Passage R — 390 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 6234 (pass) · lower
  • Concur House Substitute R — 355 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Education and Health — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Education with substitute — 156 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed R — 390 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Stella G. Pekarsky — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-05 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100639D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-05 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
  • 2026-01-09 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB117)
  • 2026-01-15 Assigned Education sub: Public Education referral-committee
  • 2026-01-22 Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-01-23 Rules suspended
  • 2026-01-23 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-01-23 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-01-23 Passed by for the day
  • 2026-01-26 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-01-26 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-01-26 Engrossed by Senate
  • 2026-01-27 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-03 Placed on Calendar
  • 2026-02-03 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-03 Referred to Committee on Education referral-committee
  • 2026-02-18 House committee offered
  • 2026-02-18 Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 6-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-18 Committee substitute printed 26107953D-H1 substitution
  • 2026-02-18 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB117)
  • 2026-02-20 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-02-23 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-02-23 committee substitute agreed to substitution
  • 2026-02-23 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
  • 2026-02-23 Passed House with substitute (62-Y 34-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-02-25 House substitute agreed to by Senate (35-Y 5-N 0-A) substitution
  • 2026-02-27 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-02-27 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB117ER) passage
  • 2026-02-27 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-02-27 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-03-03 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB117)
  • 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
  • 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 333 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0333)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8c747265-70a9-462e-8fe5-22a67d7c24bd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).