republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/hb-1153.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Community Builders Pilot Program; name change, statewide demonstration model site, repeals sunset."
description: "Community Builders Pilot Program; name change; sunset repeal; statewide demonstration model site. Makes permanent and renames the Community Builders Pilot Program established within Roanoke City Public Schools and Petersburg City Public Schools as the Community Builders Program (the Program). The Community Builders Pilot Program is currently set to expire on July 1, 2027. The bill also requires, with such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly for such purpose pursuant to the general appropriation act, Roanoke City Public Schools to serve as the statewide demonstration model site for the Program for the purpose of hosting interested representatives of other school divisions to observe the Program and receive training and materials from Roanoke City Public Schools in order to facilitate the replication of the Program in such other school divisions. This bill is identical to SB 820."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1153"
citation: "Virginia HB 1153 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sam Rasoul"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcf62014-890b-40fb-a95f-d0d5fb612e3e"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1153"
source_hash: "0cd7f92d0363b93fa034a4dac944acc4d9136dfa6abd451ce63b7742ce3b53f2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1153 (2026) — Community Builders Pilot Program; name change, statewide demonstration model site, repeals sunset.

Community Builders Pilot Program; name change; sunset repeal; statewide demonstration model site. Makes permanent and renames the Community Builders Pilot Program established within Roanoke City Public Schools and Petersburg City Public Schools as the Community Builders Program (the Program). The Community Builders Pilot Program is currently set to expire on July 1, 2027. The bill also requires, with such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly for such purpose pursuant to the general appropriation act, Roanoke City Public Schools to serve as the statewide demonstration model site for the Program for the purpose of hosting interested representatives of other school divisions to observe the Program and receive training and materials from Roanoke City Public Schools in order to facilitate the replication of the Program in such other school divisions. This bill is identical to SB 820.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088377.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1215501.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199997.PDF)

## Votes

- H VOTE: — **75–22** (pass) · lower
- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education and Health — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **4–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Appropriations — **15–7** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sam Rasoul — primary (person)
- Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101315D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-16** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1153)
- **2026-01-22** Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-30** Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
- **2026-02-02** Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-05** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-02-06** Read third time and passed House (75-Y 22-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-02-09** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-03** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended
- **2026-03-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-03-03** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- **2026-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-11** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1153ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1153)
- **2026-03-11** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 51 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-02** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0051)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcf62014-890b-40fb-a95f-d0d5fb612e3e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).