# Virginia HB832: Academic year Governor's School; maximizing school meal offerings.

Virginia HB832, Academic year Governor's School; maximizing school meal offerings., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kimberly Pope Adams (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0227)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB832-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB832
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Academic year Governor's School; maximizing school meal offerings.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0227)
- Sponsor: Kimberly Pope Adams (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (193 yes, 26 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Academic year Governor's Schools; school meals. Requires the Virginia Department of Education Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs to provide technical assistance to the regional governing board of each academic year Governor's School to assist such schools in identifying costs, funding sources, and infrastructure requirements to maximize school meal offerings to all students enrolled in such schools.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Help to expand meals at Governor's Schools: benefit, low. The Virginia Department of Education, through its Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs, now gives technical help each school year to the regional boards that run academic‑year Governor's Schools. The help identifies costs, funding sources, and needed facilities or equipment. The goal i…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kimberly Pope Adams (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 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 74 | 22 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 17 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (33)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0227) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 227 (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)
- 2026-03-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB832) (House)
- 2026-03-06: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB832ER) (House)
- 2026-03-06: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-06: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: 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)
- 2026-02-16: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Read third time and passed House (74-Y 22-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-12: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB832) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Committee substitute printed 26107077D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-09: 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 (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB832) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102680D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216950.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216949.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194275.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194274.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134316.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134315.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128470.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128469.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115071.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115070.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086084.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086083.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/1216950.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216949.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194275.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194274.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134316.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134315.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128470.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128469.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115071.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115070.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086084.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086083.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-HB832-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).