# Virginia HB1039: College and Career Ready Virginia Program; advisory committee and work group composition.

Virginia HB1039, College and Career Ready Virginia Program; advisory committee and work group composition., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Betsy B. Carr (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0806)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1039-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1039
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: College and Career Ready Virginia Program; advisory committee and work group composition.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0806)
- Sponsor: Betsy B. Carr (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (217 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Department of Education; College and Career Ready Virginia Program; administration; advisory committee and work group composition. Removes the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond from the membership of the advisory committee and the work group that the Department of Education and the Community College System are required to establish for administration of the College and Career Ready Program pursuant to applicable law. This bill is identical to SB 439.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Parents join Virginia education advisory groups: benefit, low. The College and Career Ready Virginia Program adds members to its advisory committee and career and technical education work group. Each group must include a public school parent from each of Virginia’s eight Superintendent’s regions and one homeschooling parent. Each must also include a Virginia D…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Betsy B. Carr (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0806) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 806 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-25: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1039) (House)
- 2026-02-25: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1039ER) (House)
- 2026-02-25: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-02-25: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-23: Passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-03: Read first time (House)
- 2026-01-30: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-22: Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education (House)
- 2026-01-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1039) (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104044D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222759.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222758.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177898.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177897.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087202.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087201.PDF)

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- 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
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222759.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222758.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177898.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177897.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087202.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087201.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-HB1039-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).