# Virginia HB705: Health Ed. SOL & Curriculum Framework; Board of Education to include water safety instruction.

Virginia HB705, Health Ed. SOL & Curriculum Framework; Board of Education to include water safety instruction., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0204)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB705
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Health Ed. SOL & Curriculum Framework; Board of Education to include water safety instruction.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0204)
- Sponsor: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 12 (356 yes, 135 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Board of Education; Health Standards of Learning; water safety. Requires the Board of Education, during its next regularly scheduled revision of the Health Education Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework, to develop and make available to each school board guidelines for a program of instruction on water safety to be provided as a part of any health education instruction provided to elementary school students. This bill is identical to SB 151.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Water safety lessons for Virginia elementary students: benefit, low. Virginia now adds water safety to elementary health class. The Board of Education must create water-safety guidelines at its next regular update of the Health Education Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework. The state gives these guidelines to every local school board. Lessons cover water…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-13 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 77 | 17 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 0 | 97 |   |
| 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 | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 82 | 16 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 17 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 9 | 1 |   |

## Actions (47)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0204) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 204 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB705) (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 (HB705ER) (House)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Conference report agreed to by House (77-Y 17-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-12: Conference Report released
- 2026-03-04: House Conferees: Hayes, Simonds, Kilgore (House)
- 2026-03-04: Conferees appointed by House (House)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Conferees: Perry, Pekarsky, Craig (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 (0-Y 97-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: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB705) (House)
- 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: Committee substitute printed 26108241D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: 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 (82-Y 16-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-09: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB705) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Committee substitute printed 26107000D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 4-N) (House)
- 2026-02-03: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB705) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103870D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216834.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216833.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213655.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213654.PDF)
- Conference Report, 2026-03-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209182.HTML)
- Substitute, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170630.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169996.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169995.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170629.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116364.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116363.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108263.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108262.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085549.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085548.PDF)

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- 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/1216834.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216833.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213655.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213654.PDF)
- [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209182.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170630.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169996.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169995.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170629.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116364.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116363.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108263.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108262.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085549.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085548.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-HB705-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).