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type: "Bill"
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title: "Graduation with an advanced studies diploma; requirements, complet. of Int'l Baccalaureate diploma."
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description: "Board of Education; high school graduation; simultaneous completion of International Baccalaureate diploma and advanced studies diploma. Requires the Board of Education to permit any student who (i) during or after grade 10, transferred into a public high school in the Commonwealth and (ii) is simultaneously pursuing an advanced studies diploma and an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma to complete certain courses or sequences of courses required for an IB diploma, as approved by the Board, including substitutes for the Virginia and U.S. history and government courses and for the economics and personal finance credit requirement. The bill also directs the Board to grant a waiver from the training in emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the use of automated external defibrillators required for graduation to any student who (a) pursuant to his individualized education program or Section 504 Plan cannot successfully complete the training or (b) after grade 10, transfers from a school or other education program that does not require or give credit for such training. This bill incorporates HB 132 and is identical to SB 63."
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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 595"
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citation: "Virginia HB 595 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Shelly A. Simonds"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2958676-58db-450c-b508-fa7dd9e78c2f"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB595"
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source_hash: "c2bcbbf79c236b9c79994e91b1ede9291ca1d1864080625cef416ad2f54cb75c"
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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 595 (2026) — Graduation with an advanced studies diploma; requirements, complet. of Int'l Baccalaureate diploma.
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Board of Education; high school graduation; simultaneous completion of International Baccalaureate diploma and advanced studies diploma. Requires the Board of Education to permit any student who (i) during or after grade 10, transferred into a public high school in the Commonwealth and (ii) is simultaneously pursuing an advanced studies diploma and an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma to complete certain courses or sequences of courses required for an IB diploma, as approved by the Board, including substitutes for the Virginia and U.S. history and government courses and for the economics and personal finance credit requirement. The bill also directs the Board to grant a waiver from the training in emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the use of automated external defibrillators required for graduation to any student who (a) pursuant to his individualized education program or Section 504 Plan cannot successfully complete the training or (b) after grade 10, transfers from a school or other education program that does not require or give credit for such training. This bill incorporates HB 132 and is identical to SB 63.
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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/1085092.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216708.PDF)
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3. **Education Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108273.HTML)
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4. **Education Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116355.PDF)
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5. **Education and Health Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170665.PDF)
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6. **K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108809.HTML)
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7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181489.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Education and Health with substitute — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **93–2** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education with substitute — **20–1** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **21–17** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **94–3** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Shelly A. Simonds — primary (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104718D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-30** Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-02** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB595)
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- **2026-02-03** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-04** Incorporates HB132 (Simon)
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- **2026-02-04** Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Committee substitute printed 26107064D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB595)
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- **2026-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-09** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-09** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-10** Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-11** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-19** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-02-19** Committee substitute printed 26108239D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-20** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-20** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-23** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB595)
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- **2026-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-23** Education and Health Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-02-23** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-23** Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-25** Senate substitute agreed to by House (93-Y 2-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-02** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-02** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB595ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB595)
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- **2026-03-02** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 182 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182)
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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/b2958676-58db-450c-b508-fa7dd9e78c2f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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