# Virginia HB1881: Public elementary/secondary schools; enrollment of dependent student of active duty service members. Virginia HB1881, Public elementary/secondary schools; enrollment of dependent student of active duty service members., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Briana D. Sewell (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0389)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1881-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1881 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Public elementary/secondary schools; enrollment of dependent student of active duty service members. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-06 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0389) - Sponsor: Briana D. Sewell (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (219 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Public elementary and secondary schools; enrollment; dependent students of active duty service members; policies. Permits any school board to establish and implement policies providing for the enrollment of any student, upon request of such student's parent, (i) who does not reside within the applicable school division, (ii) whose parent is a full-time active duty member of the uniformed services of the United States and for whom the Commonwealth is the home of record, and (iii) who meets the other requirements set forth in the bill. The bill permits such policies to provide for the denial of any such enrollment request if the school board can demonstrate that it lacks the resources or capacity. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Briana D. Sewell (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-01-21 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-01-15 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-01-14 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (30) - 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0389) (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 389 (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 (HB1881) (House) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1881ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-18: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1881) (House) - 2025-01-21: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-20: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-01-20: Education Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-01-20: Read second time (House) - 2025-01-17: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-15: Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-15: Committee substitute printed 25105030D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-14: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-13: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2025-01-06: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101051D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074177.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074176.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061018.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061017.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-15: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020353.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020352.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013343.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013342.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/1074177.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074176.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061018.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061017.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020353.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020352.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013343.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013342.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) - [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-HB1881-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).