# Virginia HB253: Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact; enters the Commonwealth into Compact. Virginia HB253, Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact; enters the Commonwealth into Compact., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jackie H. Glass (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0097)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB253-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB253 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact; enters the Commonwealth into Compact. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-08 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0097) - Sponsor: Jackie H. Glass (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (222 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact. Enters the Commonwealth into the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, the purpose of which is to facilitate the mobility of teachers across the member states, with the goal of supporting teachers through a new pathway to licensure. The Compact is presently in effect, as it has reached the enactment threshold of 10 state members. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Easier Virginia licenses for out-of-state teachers: benefit, medium. Virginia joins the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact. The Compact takes effect here once at least 10 states have enacted it. After that, Virginia grants an equivalent initial license to teachers who hold an unencumbered eligible license from another Compact state; Virginia decides which license m… - States share teacher discipline records: benefit, medium. Member states can request and must share teacher investigation and discipline files. The receiving state must keep these records confidential and protect them like its own files. The disclosing state must state its purpose before sharing. This helps schools and students by improving safety checks a… - Background checks and renewal rules for Compact teachers: cost, low. If you apply in Virginia under the Compact, you must complete a criminal background check under Virginia law. You must pay the cost of any required background checks. You may need to give extra information so Virginia can determine pay. When you renew a Compact-issued license, Virginia can require… - Interstate commission runs teacher compact: mixed, medium. An interstate commission now runs the Compact. Each member state appoints one commissioner, and meetings are public with limited reasons to close them. The commission can make binding rules within the Compact’s scope; a majority of state legislatures can reject a rule within four years. It may take… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jackie H. Glass (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0097) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 97 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-25: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-25: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB253) (House) - 2026-03-14: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB253ER) (House) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-14: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-09: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate) - 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 Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-16: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-13: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB253) (House) - 2026-01-08: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2026-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103199D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216284.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216283.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208792.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208791.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083275.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083274.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/1216284.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216283.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208792.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208791.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083275.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083274.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) - [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-HB253-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).