# Virginia HB2601: Teachers; daily student attendance records. Virginia HB2601, Teachers; daily student attendance records., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jackie H. Glass (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0293)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2601-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2601 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Teachers; daily student attendance records. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0293) - Sponsor: Jackie H. Glass (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (239 yes, 107 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Public schools; record of student attendance. Requires a teacher in every public school in the Commonwealth to keep an accurate daily record of attendance of all children, both (i) at the beginning of the school day and (ii) if applicable, for each class period. Current law requires such a daily record of attendance but is silent on records of attendance for each class period. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jackie H. Glass (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-19 | House | Senate amendment agreed to by House | pass | 57 | 40 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendment 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 with amendment | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 56 | 41 | | | 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) | pass | 12 | 10 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 4 | 3 | 1 | | 2025-01-29 | House | Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 12 | 10 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 5 | 3 | | ## Actions (40) - 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0293) (Governor) - 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 293 (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 (HB2601) (House) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2601ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-19: Senate amendment agreed to by House (House) - 2025-02-18: Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Education and Health Amendment agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Reading of amendment waived (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 with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2601) (House) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House (56-Y 41-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Printed as engrossed 25106064D-EH1 (House) - 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended (House) - 2025-02-03: Appropriations Amendment agreed to (House) - 2025-02-03: Education Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-03: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-02: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-31: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N) (House) - 2025-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 3-N) (House) - 2025-01-29: Committee substitute printed 25106064D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-29: Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) (House) - 2025-01-29: Assigned Approps sub: Elementary & Secondary Education (House) - 2025-01-28: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N) (House) - 2025-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2601) (House) - 2025-01-24: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2025-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103035D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072413.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072412.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1065095.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1065094.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059915.HTML) - Amendment, 2025-02-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052560.HTML) - Amendment, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051907.HTML) - Engrossed, 2025-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037968.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037967.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-01-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037448.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037766.HTML) - Substitute, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031217.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031216.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019156.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019155.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/1072413.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072412.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1065095.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1065094.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059915.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052560.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051907.HTML) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037968.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037967.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037448.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037766.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031217.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031216.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019156.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019155.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-HB2601-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).