# Virginia HB178: Certified student support agencies; DOE to assess impact of developing program for students.

Virginia HB178, Certified student support agencies; DOE to assess impact of developing program for students., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB178
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Certified student support agencies; DOE to assess impact of developing program for students.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573)
- Sponsor: Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 13 (330 yes, 179 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Education; assessment; certified student support agencies; report. Requires the Department of Education (the Department) to assess the impact of developing a program to provide student support programs to students enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school through certified student support agencies, as defined in the bill. The bill requires the Department, in conducting such assessment, to consider (i) a framework by which a certified student support agency would enter into a memorandum of understanding with a school board for the purpose of providing student support programs, as defined in the bill, and suggested components of such memorandums of understanding, such as (a) documentation establishing the organization's nonprofit status, (b) a description of each student support program that such organization provides, (c) policies and procedures relating to privacy, background checks, mandated reporting, and the transmission, collection, use, and disposal of student personal information, and (d) consent forms and procedures to be used by such student support programs to obtain the necessary consent from the parent of any student under 18 years of age; (ii) the feasibility of establishing and administering a certification process for certified student support agencies; (iii) potential compliance monitoring and enforcement mechanisms and subsequent penalties for noncompliance to ensure that each certified student support agency complies with such program; (iv) policies and procedures for the secure disposal of a student's personal information upon such student's withdrawal from a student support program, upon the cessation of any such program, or upon such student's graduation or transfer from the school division; and (v) cost estimates, including staffing needs, for the development and implementation of such program. The bill requires the Department to submit a report on its findings to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health and the House Committees on Appropriations and Education no later than November 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 190.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-14 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-14 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 62 | 35 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 0 | 99 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Education and Health Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 60 | 35 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 14 | 7 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 7 | 3 |   |

## Actions (51)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 573 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB178) (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 (HB178ER) (House)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-13: Conference Report released
- 2026-03-12: House Conferees: Anthony, LeVere Bolling, O'Quinn (House)
- 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by House (House)
- 2026-03-12: House acceded to request (House)
- 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Senate Conferees: Williams Graves, Favola, Peake (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Senate requested conference committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB178) (House)
- 2026-02-27: Committee substitute printed 26108821D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB178) (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 (60-Y 35-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 26107317D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-11: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-02-03: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-02-02: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-20: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-19: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-06: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102387D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218795.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218794.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214270.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214269.PDF)
- Conference Report, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211103.HTML)
- Substitute, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211100.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211099.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186339.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185722.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186338.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185721.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139819.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139439.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139818.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139438.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108802.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108801.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107374.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107373.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091312.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091311.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082737.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082736.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/1218795.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218794.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214270.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214269.PDF)
- [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211103.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211100.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211099.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186339.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185722.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186338.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185721.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139819.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139439.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139818.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139438.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108802.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108801.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107374.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107373.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091312.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091311.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082737.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082736.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-HB178-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).