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| Bill | High school graduation requirements and diploma pathways; implementation. | High school graduation requirements; application. Provides that, in the event that the Board of Education establishes or modifies any graduation requirements or diploma pathways, the Board shall only apply such new or modified graduation requirements or diploma pathways to students who enter ninth grade at the beginning of or after the first school year of implementation of such new or modified graduation requirements or diploma pathways. The bill is applicable beginning with students who enter the ninth grade on or after the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year. This bill is identical to HB 1283. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 724 | Virginia SB 724 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 724 (2026) — High school graduation requirements and diploma pathways; implementation.
High school graduation requirements; application. Provides that, in the event that the Board of Education establishes or modifies any graduation requirements or diploma pathways, the Board shall only apply such new or modified graduation requirements or diploma pathways to students who enter ninth grade at the beginning of or after the first school year of implementation of such new or modified graduation requirements or diploma pathways. The bill is applicable beginning with students who enter the ninth grade on or after the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year. This bill is identical to HB 1283.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Education and Health Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- H VOTE: — 95–2 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education — 21–1 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 10–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education and Health with substitute — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Christopher T. Head — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-15 Presented and ordered printed 26105476D
introduction - 2026-01-15 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2026-01-29 Assigned Education sub: Public Education
referral-committee - 2026-02-04 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB724)
- 2026-02-05 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-05 Senate subcommittee offered
- 2026-02-05 Senate committee offered
- 2026-02-05 Senate subcommittee offered
- 2026-02-06 Committee substitute printed 26106675D-S1
substitution - 2026-02-06 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-06 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-06 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-06 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-09 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-09 Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 2026-02-09 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
substitution - 2026-02-10 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-11 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB724)
- 2026-02-13 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-13 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-13 Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee - 2026-02-24 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-25 Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-27 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-03-02 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-02 Passed House (95-Y 2-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-05 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-05 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB724ER)
passage - 2026-03-05 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB724)
- 2026-03-05 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-05 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 812 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/93837763-8ece-4445-ae31-ae4eb6d64f39. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).