# Virginia HB288: Education, Department of; website posting of certain instructional resources. Virginia HB288, Education, Department of; website posting of certain instructional resources., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jessica L. Anderson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB288-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB288 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Education, Department of; website posting of certain instructional resources. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-09 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792) - Sponsor: Jessica L. Anderson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (206 yes, 15 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Department of Education; certain instructional resources; website posting. Requires the Department of Education to post in a conspicuous and publicly accessible manner on the instructional resources section of its website links to instructional resources on the Indigenous people of the Commonwealth that are developed and maintained by the Virginia Tribal Education Consortium. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Education Department posts Indigenous resource links: benefit, low. The law requires the Virginia Department of Education to post links on its instructional resources web page. The links are about the Indigenous people of Virginia. The materials are developed and maintained by the Virginia Tribal Education Consortium. The links are easy to find and open to the publ… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jessica L. Anderson (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 86 | 12 | | | 2026-01-21 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 18 | 3 | | | 2026-01-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 792 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB288) (House) - 2026-03-05: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB288ER) (House) - 2026-03-05: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-05: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-02: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Read third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-01-26: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB288) (House) - 2026-01-23: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-21: Reported from Education (18-Y 3-N) (House) - 2026-01-20: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-19: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103379D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222619.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222618.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194476.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194475.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083429.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083428.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/1222619.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222618.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194476.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194475.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083429.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083428.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-HB288-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).