# Virginia HB1387: Teaching licenses; automatic revocation upon certain convictions. Virginia HB1387, Teaching licenses; automatic revocation upon certain convictions., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mike A. Cherry (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0311)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1387-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1387 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Teaching licenses; automatic revocation upon certain convictions. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0311) - Sponsor: Mike A. Cherry (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (220 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary Board of Education; automatic revocation of teaching licenses upon certain convictions. Requires the Board of Education to automatically revoke the teaching license of a license holder upon receiving a record of the license holder's conviction of a felony and order to register under the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act. The bill provides that any such revocation applies to any active teaching license and to any inactive teaching license if such license was active at the time that the offense occurred. The bill provides that no such license holder whose teaching license has been so revoked is entitled to a hearing but that the license may be reinstated by the Board if the license holder's conviction is overturned on appeal and the Board is satisfied that reinstatement is in the best interest of the public schools of the Commonwealth. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New alternate routes to teacher licensure: benefit, medium. The Board allows alternate paths to a teaching license. Qualified experience can count for some coursework in these routes. There are specific alternate routes for elementary education and special education that require passing content tests and an approved alternative certification program. School… - Faster licenses for out-of-state teachers: benefit, low. The Board grants licensure by reciprocity for comparable out-of-state teaching licenses. For most out-of-state applicants, official transcripts are not required. Military spouses get an eligibility decision within 15 business days after the state receives a complete application packet. If your out-… - One-year local teacher eligibility license: benefit, low. A school division may recommend a one-year, nonrenewable local eligibility license for someone with a bachelor’s degree and suitable subject experience. It is valid only in that division and cannot be used in special education or by someone already eligible for a standard license. Each school board… - Online-only license for virtual teachers: benefit, low. The Board sets rules for a license that is valid only for teaching online courses. This online-only license cannot be used for in-person teaching. Teachers who already hold a 10-year renewable Board license may teach online courses they are endorsed for. - Stricter teacher license revocations and process: mixed, high. If you are convicted of a felony that requires sex offender registration, the Board automatically revokes your teaching license. There is no hearing for this, and the Superintendent sends notice by certified mail. The rule covers active licenses and ones that were active when the offense happened.… - More training and tests to teach: mixed, medium. To get or renew a license, you must meet added training and testing rules. These include subject tests; child abuse recognition; emergency first aid, CPR, and AED with hands-on practice; and dyslexia awareness. Certain endorsements also require science-based reading and literacy tests, cultural com… - State Board is sole licensing authority: mixed, low. The State Board alone licenses teachers who work for school boards, including nursing-education teachers. Other state agencies cannot issue those teaching licenses. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mike A. Cherry (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate 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 | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 20 | 1 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Courts of Justice | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0311) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 311 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-25: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-25: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1387) (House) - 2026-03-14: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1387ER) (House) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-14: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-09: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (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: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 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 (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-16: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-13: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported from Education (20-Y 1-N) (House) - 2026-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1387) (House) - 2026-01-21: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2026-01-21: Presented and ordered printed 26105617D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217363.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217362.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209121.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209120.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093499.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093498.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/1217363.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217362.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209121.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209120.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093499.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093498.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-HB1387-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).