# Virginia HB1017: School boards; excusing students from attendance at school, verified medical reasons.

Virginia HB1017, School boards; excusing students from attendance at school, verified medical reasons., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-02-04 (Continued to 2027 in Education (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1017-2026
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1017
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: School boards; excusing students from attendance at school, verified medical reasons.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-02-04, Continued to 2027 in Education (Voice Vote)
- Sponsor: Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: K-12 Subcommittee
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

School boards; excusing students from attendance at school; grounds; verified medical reasons. Requires each school board to excuse from attendance any pupil who, for any continuous period of time not exceeding 30 school days in length, is absent from school for medical reasons as verified in writing by the student's health care provider.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Continued to 2027 in Education (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-02-04: Continued to 2027 in Education (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-03: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1017) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104891D (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115126.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086919.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086918.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115126.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086919.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086918.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1017-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).