# Virginia HB873: Public elementary school students; increases physical activity.

Virginia HB873, Public elementary school students; increases physical activity., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Hillary Pugh Kent (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB873
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Public elementary school students; increases physical activity.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Hillary Pugh Kent (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: K-12 Subcommittee
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Public elementary school students; physical activity. Increases from 20 minutes to 30 minutes daily, and from an average of 100 minutes to 150 minutes per week, the minimum amount of time provided to public elementary school students for programs of physical activity. The bill provides that no student shall be prohibited from participating in a program of physical activity as a form of disciplinary action, with the exception that a student may be prohibited if it is determined that such program constitutes a health or safety risk to the student.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Hillary Pugh Kent (Republican), House

## Actions (8)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-04: Continued to 2027 in Education (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB873) (House)
- 2026-01-27: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-23: 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 26102658D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-01-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231425.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231424.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230824.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230823.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report. (in committee)
- HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of statements. (introduced)
- HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information. (introduced)
- SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset. (in committee)
- SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment. (in committee)
- SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion State Prison. (in committee)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231425.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231424.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230824.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230823.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB873-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).