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type: "Bill"
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title: "Health education; menstrual education instruction permitted."
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description: "Board of Education; Standards of Learning; familylife education; health education; menstrual education curriculumguidelines and instruction. Requires the Board of Education todevelop Standards of Learning objectives and accompanying curriculumguidelines for instruction on menstrual education, to be providedat grade levels four through eight and to be required of all students,regardless of gender. The bill requires such Standards of Learningobjectives and accompanying curriculum guidelines on menstrual educationto include instruction on the biological processes and functionsof the menstrual cycle, menstrual cycle symptoms, side effects, andmanagement, societal and cultural attitudes toward the menstrualcycle, and other topics relating to the menstrual cycle. The bill requires each school board to provide at grade levels four througheight instruction on the menstrual education, consistent with theStandards of Learning objectives and accompanying curriculum guidelinesdeveloped by the Board. The bill permits each school board to providesuch instruction on menstrual education as a part of an existingfamily life education program or an existing health education program,provided that such instruction is provided to each student at eachgrade level, four through eight, regardless of gender."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 1221"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1221 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Holly M. Seibold"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2024-01-10"
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last_action: "2024-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9227512-2b4c-40b1-ad32-dfa6964b3af2"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1221"
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source_hash: "6eb12dbe097e0945519c49e12fc7dba419fb388ee0baefdf36f799b27b51b2bb"
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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 HB 1221 (2024) — Health education; menstrual education instruction permitted.
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Board of Education; Standards of Learning; familylife education; health education; menstrual education curriculumguidelines and instruction. Requires the Board of Education todevelop Standards of Learning objectives and accompanying curriculumguidelines for instruction on menstrual education, to be providedat grade levels four through eight and to be required of all students,regardless of gender. The bill requires such Standards of Learningobjectives and accompanying curriculum guidelines on menstrual educationto include instruction on the biological processes and functionsof the menstrual cycle, menstrual cycle symptoms, side effects, andmanagement, societal and cultural attitudes toward the menstrualcycle, and other topics relating to the menstrual cycle. The bill requires each school board to provide at grade levels four througheight instruction on the menstrual education, consistent with theStandards of Learning objectives and accompanying curriculum guidelinesdeveloped by the Board. The bill permits each school board to providesuch instruction on menstrual education as a part of an existingfamily life education program or an existing health education program,provided that such instruction is provided to each student at eachgrade level, four through eight, regardless of gender.
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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. **CHAP0741** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0741)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24107137D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1221H1)
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3. **Committee substitute printed 24108192D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1221S1)
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4. **HB1221ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1221ER)
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5. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101069D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1221)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) — **7–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 9-N) — **13–9** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (53-Y 45-N) — **52–45** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 1-N) — **37–1** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 46-N) — **53–46** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Holly M. Seibold — primary (person)
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- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
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- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
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- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101069D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-10** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-31** Impact statement from DPB (HB1221)
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- **2024-02-01** Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-06** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-06** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-02-07** Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-07** Committee substitute printed 24107137D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB1221H1)
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- **2024-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-12** Committee substitute agreed to 24107137D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-12** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1221H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-13** Read third time and passed House (53-Y 45-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-13** VOTE: Passage (53-Y 45-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-21** Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-23** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-29** Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-29** Committee substitute printed 24108192D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-01** Impact statement from DPB (HB1221S1)
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- **2024-03-01** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-04** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-03-04** Committee substitute agreed to 24108192D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-04** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1221S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-04** Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 1-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-05** Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108192D-S1 (54-Y 46-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-03-05** VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 46-N)
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- **2024-03-25** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-25** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1221ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-25** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB1221ER)
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- **2024-03-27** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-27** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 741 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0741)
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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/a9227512-2b4c-40b1-ad32-dfa6964b3af2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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