# Virginia HB290: False statements as to school division or attendance zone residency; penalty.

Virginia HB290, False statements as to school division or attendance zone residency; penalty., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jessica L. Anderson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-14 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1110)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB290
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: False statements as to school division or attendance zone residency; penalty.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-05-14, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1110)
- Sponsor: Jessica L. Anderson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 11 (309 yes, 40 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Education; compliance with and enforcement of prohibition on false statements as to school division or attendance zone residency; evaluation; report. Directs the Department of Education, in consultation with the Virginia State Crime Commission and such other stakeholders as the Department deems appropriate, to evaluate and make recommendations on compliance with and enforcement of the provisions of applicable law prohibiting any person from knowingly making a false statement concerning the residency of a child in a particular school division or school attendance zone for the purpose of improving the efficacy of enforcing statutory residency requirements for enrollment in a particular school division while ensuring consequences or penalties for violations of such requirements are commensurate with such violations. The bill directs the Department to submit to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by November 1, 2026, a report on its findings and recommendations.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jessica L. Anderson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 82 | 14 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 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 with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 81 | 17 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | 15 | 7 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 2 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Reported from Education and referred to Courts of Justice | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Courts of Justice | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (41)

- 2026-05-14: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1110) (Governor)
- 2026-05-14: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1110 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-04-23: Passed by for the day (House)
- 2026-04-23: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 23, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-04-23: Communicated to Governor (House)
- 2026-04-22: Passed by for the day (House)
- 2026-04-13: Governor's recommendation received by House (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB290) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB290ER) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-11: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate substitute agreed to by House (82-Y 14-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB290) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (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)
- 2026-02-27: Committee substitute printed 26108311D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed House (81-Y 17-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-01-29: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal (House)
- 2026-01-28: Reported from Education and referred to Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB290) (House)
- 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103091D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-05-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225684.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225683.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-04-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219718.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219717.PDF)
- Gov Recommendation, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219455.HTML)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199275.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199274.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185439.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185438.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182057.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182056.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083432.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083431.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/1225684.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225683.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219718.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219717.PDF)
- [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219455.HTML)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199275.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199274.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185439.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185438.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182057.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182056.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083432.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083431.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB290-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).