# Virginia HB1548: High school graduation; requires passing score on select questions from U.S. Naturalization, etc.

Virginia HB1548, High school graduation; requires passing score on select questions from U.S. Naturalization, etc., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by R. Lee Ware (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Left in Education) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1548-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1548
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: High school graduation; requires passing score on select questions from U.S. Naturalization, etc.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-09-12
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Left in Education
- Sponsor: R. Lee Ware (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

High school graduation requirements; passing score on select questions from U.S. Naturalization Test. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to require, except in the case of a high school student whose individualized education program indicates otherwise, each high school student to take and correctly answer at least 70 percent of the questions on a test composed of at least 25 but not more than 50 of the questions on the civics portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test in order to graduate high school with a standard or advanced studies diploma, provided that such student may take such test at any time during grades nine through 12 and as many times during such period as necessary to achieve the minimum 70 percent passing score.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: R. Lee Ware (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-04: Left in Education (House)
- 2025-01-15: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1548) (House)
- 2024-09-12: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2024-09-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100249D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-09-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1010113.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1010112.PDF)

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- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1010113.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1010112.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1548-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).