# Virginia HB1503: Public high school athletic coaches; guidance and resources on sickle cell trait.

Virginia HB1503, Public high school athletic coaches; guidance and resources on sickle cell trait., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0869)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1503-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1503
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Public high school athletic coaches; guidance and resources on sickle cell trait.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0869)
- Sponsor: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (214 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

High school athletic coaches; sickle cell trait guidance and resources. Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue a Superintendent's memo no later than the start of the 2026–2027 school year containing guidance and resources for public high school athletic coaches on risks and strategies for student-athletes with sickle cell trait.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Virginia high school coaches get sickle cell guidance: benefit, low. The Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction must issue a memo by the start of the 2026-2027 school year. The memo gives public high school athletic coaches guidance and resources about sickle cell trait. It covers who is affected, sports risk factors, warning signs, emergency steps, and ways…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic), 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 | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 91 | 6 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 19 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0869) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 869 (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 (HB1503) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1503ER) (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 (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1503) (House)
- 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 (91-Y 6-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Committee substitute printed 26107579D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Education with substitute (19-Y 2-N) (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 (HB1503) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-01-23: Presented and ordered printed 26105333D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223252.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223251.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209145.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209144.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1140104.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1140103.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135973.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138332.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135972.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138331.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095953.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095952.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/1223252.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223251.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209145.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209144.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1140104.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1140103.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135973.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138332.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135972.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138331.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095953.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095952.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-HB1503-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).