# Virginia HB189: Certain student assessment requirements; calculation of final course grade, effective clause.

Virginia HB189, Certain student assessment requirements; calculation of final course grade, effective clause., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB189
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Certain student assessment requirements; calculation of final course grade, effective clause.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Certain student assessment requirements; calculation of final course grade; repeal. Repeals a provision of law that requires the score of any student in grades seven through 12 on any Standards of Learning assessment or permissive local alternative assessment to account for at least 10 percent of the student's final grade in the relevant course. The bill contains a reenactment clause.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (Democratic), House

## Actions (16)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Continued to 2027 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Read third time and passed House (86-Y 10-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB189) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-02-12: committee amendment agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-09: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-02-09: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (18-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB189) (House)
- 2026-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101472D (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229566.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229565.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20271/HB189)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231502.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231501.PDF)

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- HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information. (introduced)
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- SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment. (in committee)
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## Sources
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229566.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229565.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20271/HB189)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231502.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231501.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority, report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB189-2027 (as of 2026-10-13).