# Virginia HB2304: Parents who provide home instruction; options for providing evidence of progress.

Virginia HB2304, Parents who provide home instruction; options for providing evidence of progress., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mark L. Earley, Jr. (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Left in Education) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2304-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2304
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Parents who provide home instruction; options for providing evidence of progress.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Left in Education
- Sponsor: Mark L. Earley, Jr. (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (5 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Parents who provide home instruction; options for providing evidence of progress. Clarifies that any parent who elects to provide home instruction for his child may elect to provide, for the purpose of satisfying the requirement to provide the division superintendent with evidence of the child's progress, any evaluation or assessment that the division superintendent determines to indicate that the child is achieving an adequate level of educational growth and progress.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark L. Earley, Jr. (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | pass | 5 | 3 | 1 |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-02-04: Left in Education (House)
- 2025-01-27: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2025-01-23: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-01-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2304) (House)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100627D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015818.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015817.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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015818.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015817.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-HB2304-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).