# Virginia HB1446: School nurses; sickle cell disease training. Virginia HB1446, School nurses; sickle cell disease training., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Briana D. Sewell (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0855)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1446-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1446 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: School nurses; sickle cell disease training. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0855) - Sponsor: Briana D. Sewell (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (225 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary School nurses; sickle cell disease training. Directs local school divisions to require school nurses to complete, within six months of employment and at least every three years thereafter, an online or in-person course of instruction approved by the Board in collaboration with the Department of Health regarding recognition and management of sickle cell disease. This bill is identical to SB 822. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - School nurses must take sickle cell training: benefit, low. Each Virginia school division requires all school nurses to complete sickle cell training. Nurses must finish it within six months of hire and at least every three years after. The course can be online or in person and must be approved by the state Board with the Department of Health. Training must… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Briana D. Sewell (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (30) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0855) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 855 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1446) (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 (HB1446ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-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: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-15: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-13: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-13: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-11: Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education (House) - 2026-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (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 (HB1446) (House) - 2026-01-22: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2026-01-22: Presented and ordered printed 26105335D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223008.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223007.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210787.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210786.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094869.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094868.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/1223008.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223007.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210787.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210786.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094869.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094868.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-HB1446-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).