# Virginia HB1186: Artificial intelligence; use of systems for student instruction.

Virginia HB1186, Artificial intelligence; use of systems for student instruction., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sam Rasoul (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0937)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1186
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Artificial intelligence; use of systems for student instruction.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0937)
- Sponsor: Sam Rasoul (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 13 (412 yes, 104 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Department of Education; artificial intelligence system use in instructional settings; development of AIS safety guidance required; AIS Innovation in Education Pilot Program established; report. Requires the Department of Education, in consultation with school divisions and other relevant stakeholders, to compile information on current uses of artificial intelligence systems (AIS) for student instruction in public schools in the Commonwealth and to establish and post in a publicly accessible location on its website guidance for the safe, ethical, and equitable use of AIS in instructional settings in public elementary and secondary schools. The bill requires each school board to establish, implement, and enforce policies consistent with the guidance developed by the Department in accordance with the provisions of the bill. The bill also directs the Department to establish and oversee the AIS Innovation in Education Pilot Program for the purpose of funding, evaluating, and scaling innovative uses of AIS in public elementary and secondary schools by providing support to school divisions in piloting AIS applications for instruction, tutoring, student engagement, operational efficiency, and teacher support and to submit an annual report to the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by December 1. The Pilot Program has an expiration date of July 1, 2030. This bill is identical to SB 394.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State rules for AI in schools: benefit, low. The Virginia Department of Education posts public guidance for safe, fair use of artificial intelligence in K-12 schools. The guidance covers student data privacy under FERPA and COPPA, teacher training, and clear disclosure when AI is used. It bars using student or division data to train outside m…
- AI pilot funding for K-12 schools: mixed, medium. The Department of Education establishes a pilot program to fund and test AI tools in public K-12 schools, using money the legislature appropriates. Projects can support instruction, tutoring, student engagement, school operations, and teacher workload. The program prioritizes divisions that serve d…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sam Rasoul (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-13 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 95 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 38 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 0 | 99 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Education and Health Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 40 | 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 | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 95 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Education | pass | 9 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute and referred to Education | pass | 20 | 2 |   |

## Actions (53)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0937) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 937 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-04-01: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1186) (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 (HB1186ER) (House)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-13: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Conference Report released
- 2026-03-12: House Conferees: Rasoul, Maldonado, Cherry (House)
- 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by House (House)
- 2026-03-12: House acceded to request (House)
- 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Senate Conferees: Pekarsky, Favola, Head (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1186) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Senate requested conference committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Read third time (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: Committee substitute printed 26108903D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1186) (House)
- 2026-02-26: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 1-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute rejected (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Committee substitute printed 26107428D-H2 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-02-10: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-02-02: Committee substitute printed 26106916D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-02: Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute and referred to Education (20-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-02-02: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-02: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Education (9-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-29: Assigned HST sub: Communications (House)
- 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1186) (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101321D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224761.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224760.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213651.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213650.PDF)
- Conference Report, 2026-03-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209156.HTML)
- Substitute, 2026-03-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209153.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209152.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196329.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196260.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196328.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196259.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139748.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139747.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139380.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139379.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105520.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107370.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107378.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105519.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107369.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107377.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087677.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087676.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/1224761.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224760.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213651.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213650.PDF)
- [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209156.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209153.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209152.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196329.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196260.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196328.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196259.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139748.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139747.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139380.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139379.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105520.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107370.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107378.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105519.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107369.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107377.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087677.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087676.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-HB1186-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).