# Virginia HB125: Public school teachers; reemployment of teacher who has not received continuing contract status. Virginia HB125, Public school teachers; reemployment of teacher who has not received continuing contract status., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0911)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB125-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB125 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Public school teachers; reemployment of teacher who has not received continuing contract status. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-02 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0911) - Sponsor: Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 12 (288 yes, 199 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Public school teachers; terms of employment; reemployment of teacher who has received continuing contract status; written notice required. Requires written notice of noncontinuation of a continuing teacher contract to be given by the teacher by June 15 of each year; otherwise, the contract continues in effect for the ensuing year in conformity with local salary stipulations, including increments. Current law requires such written notice of noncontinuation of a continuing teacher contract to be given by either the teacher or the school board by June 15 of each year. This bill is identical to SB 117. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Teachers face 15-day job renewal deadline: cost, low. Virginia public school teachers without continuing contract status must respond to a notice offering renewed employment. They must accept or reject it in writing within 15 days of receiving it. The law references exceptions elsewhere in the act, including rules for reducing the number of teachers. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 62 | 34 | 1 | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 24 | 16 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 0 | 97 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Education and Health Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 27 | 11 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 12 | 0 | 2 | | 2026-02-13 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 60 | 34 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 15 | 6 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 9 | 1 | | ## Actions (42) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0911) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 911 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB125) (House) - 2026-03-13: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB125ER) (House) - 2026-03-13: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-13: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-06: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 34-N 1-A) (House) - 2026-03-06: Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Conference Report released - 2026-03-04: House Conferees: Reaser, McAuliff, Tata (House) - 2026-03-04: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate Conferees: Pekarsky, Craig, VanValkenburg (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-02: House acceded to request (House) - 2026-02-27: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate requested conference committee (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-23: Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 11-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB125) (House) - 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: Committee substitute printed 26108218D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate committee offered (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 0-N 2-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Read third time and passed House (60-Y 34-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-12: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-11: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-09: Reported from Education (15-Y 6-N) (House) - 2026-02-04: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) (House) - 2026-01-23: Assigned HED sub: Early Childhood and Innovation (House) - 2026-01-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB125) (House) - 2026-01-02: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2026-01-02: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100316D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224563.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224562.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203380.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203379.PDF) - Conference Report, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196664.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170634.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169842.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170633.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169841.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082493.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082492.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/1224563.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224562.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203380.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203379.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196664.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170634.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169842.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170633.PDF) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169841.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082493.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082492.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-HB125-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).