# Virginia HB1626: Public elementary & secondary school teachers; certain training activities, requirements, etc.

Virginia HB1626, Public elementary & secondary school teachers; certain training activities, requirements, etc., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joshua E. Thomas (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0477)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1626
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public elementary & secondary school teachers; certain training activities, requirements, etc.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0477)
- Sponsor: Joshua E. Thomas (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 13 (491 yes, 96 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Public elementary and secondary school teachers; certain training activities; requirements and limitations. Prohibits any public elementary or secondary school teacher from being required to participate in any non-academic training activity, as that term is defined in the bill, more frequently than once within six months of employment with the applicable school board and once every five years thereafter, except in the case of certain training relating to secure mandatory test violations upon determination by the school board or division superintendent that additional training is necessary. The bill also provides that the total frequency and duration of non-academic training activities in which each such teacher is required to participate pursuant to state law or regulation or policy or regulation of the applicable school board shall not exceed 25 hours every five years. This bill is identical to SB 822.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 0 | 96 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (51)

- 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0477) (Governor)
- 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 477 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1626) (House)
- 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1626ER) (House)
- 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-21: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Conference substitute printed 25107857D-H2 (House)
- 2025-02-21: Amended by conference committee
- 2025-02-21: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-20: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (38-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Senators: VanValkenburg, Pekarsky, Craig (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Read third time (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: House acceded to request (House)
- 2025-02-20: Delegates: Thomas, Simonds, Cherry (House)
- 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by House (House)
- 2025-02-20: Senate requested conference committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N) (House)
- 2025-02-20: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1626) (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee substitute printed 25107243D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-27: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2025-01-27: Education Substitute agreed to (House)
- 2025-01-27: Read second time (House)
- 2025-01-24: Read first time (House)
- 2025-01-22: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-22: Committee substitute printed 25104836D-H1 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1626) (House)
- 2025-01-21: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1626) (House)
- 2025-01-10: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-01-03: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-03: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102022D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1076884.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1076883.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068801.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068800.PDF)
- Conference Report, 2025-02-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066487.HTML)
- Substitute, 2025-02-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066490.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066489.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052243.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051683.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052242.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051682.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024569.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024568.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012363.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012362.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- 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
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1076884.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1076883.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068801.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068800.PDF)
- [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066487.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066490.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066489.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052243.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051683.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052242.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051682.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024569.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024568.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012363.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012362.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-HB1626-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).