# Virginia HB1095: High school students; completion of certain applications for student financial aid required. Virginia HB1095, High school students; completion of certain applications for student financial aid required., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by JJ Singh (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0934)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1095-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1095 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: High school students; completion of certain applications for student financial aid required. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0934) - Sponsor: JJ Singh (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (213 yes, 105 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary School boards; high school students; establishment of certain goals for completion of certain applications for student financial aid required; provision of data and guidance relating to student financial aid applications. Requires each school board to (i) annually provide to each high school student and the parent of each high school student guidance and other informational materials on student financial aid applications, as defined by the bill, for the purpose of promoting awareness of federal and state financial aid programs, resources, eligibility criteria, application deadlines, and other processes and requirements; (ii) utilize federally available data to establish a five-year goal for encouraging and increasing the completion of student financial aid applications by high school students during the students' final school year before graduation; and (iii) annually post in a publicly accessible location on its website federally available data relating to student financial aid applications and submit to the Department of Education a report on the progress toward achieving the five-year goal established pursuant to clause (ii). The bill clarifies that nothing in the bill shall be construed to require any school board to establish a goal of universal completion of a student financial aid application prior to graduation by each high school student in the school division. The bill also prohibits any school board or employee thereof from disclosing any personally identifiable information relating to the requirements set forth in the bill to any individual or entity outside of the school division. Finally, the bill directs the Department of Education, in collaboration with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, to provide to each school board (a) by the beginning of each school year, the website containing federally available data on the rates of completion of student financial aid applications; (b) guidance or other informational materials on student financial aid applications; and (c) guidance and other informational resources designed to support school boards in making progress toward the five-year goals established pursuant to the bill. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2031. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Annual FAFSA help from schools: benefit, low. Each Virginia school board must give every high school student and their parents yearly info about financial aid. The info covers FAFSA, state aid, who can get it, deadlines, and how to apply. By the start of each school year, the Department of Education and SCHEV give boards a website with federal… - Schools set and share FAFSA goals: benefit, low. Each school board sets a five-year goal to raise FAFSA completion by seniors. The goal covers the whole division and each high school. Every year, the board posts federal completion data on its website and reports progress to the state. Schools are not required to make every student complete a FAFS… - Stronger privacy for FAFSA data: benefit, low. School boards and their staff cannot share any student's identifiable FAFSA-related information outside the local division. This protects student and family privacy. The rule stays in effect until July 1, 2031. - These rules end July 1, 2031: cost, low. All duties, reporting, data sharing, and privacy rules in this act end on July 1, 2031. After that date, these requirements stop unless the law is renewed. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: JJ Singh (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 63 | 35 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senator Favola Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 9 | 5 | 1 | | 2026-02-11 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 61 | 35 | 1 | | 2026-02-04 | House | Reported from Education with amendment(s) | pass | 13 | 8 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 7 | 3 | | ## Actions (47) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0934) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 934 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095) (House) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1095ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095) (House) - 2026-03-10: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senator Favola Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Floor Offered (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095) (House) - 2026-03-05: Committee substitute printed 26109258D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate committee offered (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate committee offered (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095) (House) - 2026-02-19: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 1-A) (House) - 2026-02-10: Engrossed by House - floor substitute (House) - 2026-02-10: Delegate Singh Floor substitute agreed to (House) - 2026-02-10: committee amendment rejected (House) - 2026-02-10: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-10: Floor Offered (House) - 2026-02-10: Floor substitute printed 26107663D-H1 (Singh) (House) - 2026-02-09: Passed by for the day (House) - 2026-02-06: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-04: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (13-Y 8-N) (House) - 2026-02-03: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N) (House) - 2026-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095) (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 26101596D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224725.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224724.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212366.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212365.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202052.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202051.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1195973.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196241.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196297.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196296.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1195972.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196240.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136596.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136595.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116473.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115098.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087411.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087410.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 - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224725.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224724.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212366.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212365.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202052.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202051.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1195973.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196241.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196297.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196296.PDF) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1195972.PDF) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196240.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136596.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136595.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116473.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115098.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087411.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087410.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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1095-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).