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type: "Bill"
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title: "High school graduation requirements and diploma pathways; implementation."
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description: "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 SB 724."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1283"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1283 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ellen H. McLaughlin"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa49b9b1-3f14-4e7d-a514-53f7ca6a9594"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1283"
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source_hash: "37305c7ca7a0216561c93ca00c0869148662428dd4763d713adda7ffa47857bd"
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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 1283 (2026) — High school graduation requirements and diploma pathways; implementation.
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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 SB 724.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088022.PDF)
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2. **Education Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139950.PDF)
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3. **Education and Health Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186348.PDF)
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4. **K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136468.PDF)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199369.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education with substitute — **20–1** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **95–1** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **94–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education and Health with substitute — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ellen H. McLaughlin — primary (person)
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- Virgil Thornton — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-14** Presented and ordered printed 26104580D `introduction`
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- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1283)
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- **2026-02-05** Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-10** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-10** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-11** Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-11** Committee substitute printed 26107339D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1283)
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- **2026-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-27** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-27** Committee substitute printed 26108792D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-03-02** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1283)
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- **2026-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-02** Education and Health Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-03-02** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Senate substitute agreed to by House (94-Y 1-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-11** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-11** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1283ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1283)
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- **2026-03-11** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 811 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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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/aa49b9b1-3f14-4e7d-a514-53f7ca6a9594`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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