# Virginia HB584: Western Virginia Public Education Consortium; governance, funding, duties, report.

Virginia HB584, Western Virginia Public Education Consortium; governance, funding, duties, report., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jason S. Ballard (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0404)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB584
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Western Virginia Public Education Consortium; governance, funding, duties, report.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0404)
- Sponsor: Jason S. Ballard (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 12 (397 yes, 95 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Western Virginia Public Education Consortium; governance; funding; duties. Makes several changes relating to the Western Virginia Public Education Consortium (the Consortium), including (i) requiring the chair of the board of the Consortium to submit an annual executive summary only in each biennium in which the Consortium receives funding from the General Assembly, (ii) adjusting the membership of the governing board of the Consortium to (a) accurately reflect school division consolidation that occurred after the Consortium's initial establishment and (b) include each member of the House of Delegates who represents a House District that is partially or wholly located in Western Virginia and each member of the Senate of Virginia who represents a Senatorial District that is partially or wholly located in Western Virginia, and (iii) removing the requirement for the governing board of the Consortium to develop and maintain linkages with schools and school divisions in Northern Virginia to promote enhanced usage of educational technology. This bill is identical to SB 692.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Western Virginia schools coordinate and share services: benefit, low. The law establishes the Western Virginia Public Education Consortium to coordinate public education from prekindergarten through grade 12. Its work includes career and technical education, workforce development, and links between these programs. It must develop shared purchasing, facility planning,…
- Northern Virginia schools lose required technology links: cost, low. The law removes the consortium’s duty to build and maintain links with Northern Virginia schools to promote educational technology. Those schools no longer have this required support through the consortium. The law does not specify any resulting change in school services or household costs.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jason S. Ballard (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 2 | 95 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Education and Health Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (49)

- 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0404) (Governor)
- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter 404 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB584) (House)
- 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB584ER) (House)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB584) (House)
- 2026-03-12: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Conference Report released
- 2026-03-04: House Conferees: Rasoul, Franklin, L.V., Ballard (House)
- 2026-03-04: Conferees appointed by House (House)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Conferees: Aird, Perry, Suetterlein (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: House acceded to request (House)
- 2026-02-27: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Senate requested conference committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 95-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-23: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB584) (House)
- 2026-02-19: Committee substitute printed 26108238D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB584) (House)
- 2026-02-06: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-02-05: committee amendments agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-05: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-05: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-04: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-02: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-02-02: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-30: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB584) (House)
- 2026-01-20: Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101871D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217815.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217814.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213513.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213512.PDF)
- Conference Report, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1205552.HTML)
- Substitute, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1205549.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1205548.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170661.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169988.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169987.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170660.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108620.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108619.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107763.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104845.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104849.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085059.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085058.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/1217815.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217814.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213513.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213512.PDF)
- [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1205552.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1205549.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1205548.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170661.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169988.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169987.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170660.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108620.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108619.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107763.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104845.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104849.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085059.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085058.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-HB584-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).