# Virginia HB1301: School boards; student diabetes care & management in schools, divisionwide plan required.

Virginia HB1301, School boards; student diabetes care & management in schools, divisionwide plan required., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joshua E. Thomas (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0287)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1301-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1301
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: School boards; student diabetes care & management in schools, divisionwide plan required.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0287)
- Sponsor: Joshua E. Thomas (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 15 (441 yes, 99 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

Public elementary and secondary schools; student diabetes medical care and management. Establishes several provisions relating to student diabetes medical care and management in public elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth, including requiring divisionwide plans for the care of students who are diagnosed with diabetes in each school division, effective beginning with the 2028–2029 school year. This bill incorporates HB 624 and is identical to SB 122.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Qualified school staff can help with pumps: benefit, low. Authorized school nurses and, when applicable, certified nurse aides can help students insert or reinsert prescribed insulin pumps or parts. Employees must be trained to give insulin and glucagon. Help must follow the latest American Diabetes Association care standards and requires prescriber autho…
- Required school care plans for diabetes: benefit, low. Beginning with the 2028–2029 school year, Virginia school boards must implement and update divisionwide diabetes care plans. These plans cover public elementary and secondary students with diabetes, staff training, care procedures, and each school's responsibilities. Parents must be involved in the…
- Students can use phones for diabetes care: benefit, low. Virginia school boards must allow enrolled students with diabetes to carry and use phones or smart devices for diabetes care. Students can check their glucose on school property, school buses, and at school-sponsored activities. Parent consent and written approval from the student's prescriber are…
- Updated diabetes guidance for schools and parents: benefit, low. Virginia's Department of Education must review its school diabetes care manual and make needed updates by January 1, 2028. It must review the manual at least every two years afterward and post it online. Updates cover current care practices, diabetes devices and connected technology, staff roles, t…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joshua E. Thomas (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-14 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-14 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 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 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (59)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0287) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 287 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1301) (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 (HB1301ER) (House)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Conference Report released
- 2026-03-12: House Conferees: Thomas, Cousins, 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: McPike, VanValkenburg, Pillion (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 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)
- 2026-03-05: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1301) (House)
- 2026-02-27: Education and Health Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (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 Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1301) (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)
- 2026-02-15: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Committee substitute printed 26107949D-H2 (House)
- 2026-02-13: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-13: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-13: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1301) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Committee substitute printed 26107597D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Incorporates HB624 (Cherry) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education (House)
- 2026-02-10: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-10: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1301) (House)
- 2026-01-15: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-01-15: Presented and ordered printed 26104976D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217263.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217262.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214490.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214489.PDF)
- Conference Report, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211503.HTML)
- Substitute, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211500.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211499.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186345.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185726.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186344.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185725.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148577.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147942.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147938.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148576.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147941.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147937.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139955.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139954.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135982.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135991.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136358.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135981.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135990.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136357.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-15: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089276.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089275.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/1217263.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217262.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214490.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214489.PDF)
- [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211503.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211500.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211499.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186345.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185726.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186344.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185725.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148577.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147942.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147938.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148576.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147941.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147937.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139955.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139954.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135982.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135991.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136358.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135981.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135990.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136357.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089276.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089275.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-HB1301-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).