# Virginia HJ67: Fair school funding reform; joint committee of various House and Senate committees to study. Virginia HJ67, Fair school funding reform; joint committee of various House and Senate committees to study., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-19 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HJ67-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HJ67 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Fair school funding reform; joint committee of various House and Senate committees to study. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-01-10 - Last action: 2024-11-19, Left in Finance and Appropriations - Sponsor: Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (189 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Study; joint committee of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health to study fair school funding reform; report. Establishes a joint committee consisting of five members of the House Committee on Education and three members of the Senate Committee on Education and Health to study fair school funding reform by, among other things, utilizing the recommendations from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission in its July 2023 report, "Virginia's K-12 Funding Formula," and any stakeholder input and feedback received by the joint committee to produce and submit to the Division of Legislative Automated Services by the first day of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly an executive summary of its findings and recommendations. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2024-03-04 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2024-03-01 | Senate | Reported from Rules with substitute | fail | 0 | 0 | 15 | | 2024-03-01 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | fail | 0 | 0 | 15 | | 2024-02-12 | House | VOTE: Block vote adoption | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2024-02-07 | House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2024-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 | | 2024-02-01 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations | pass | 18 | 0 | | | 2024-02-01 | House | Reported from Rules | pass | 18 | 0 | | | 2024-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 6 | 0 | 1 | | 2024-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations | pass | 6 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (25) - 2024-11-19: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate) - 2024-03-04: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2024-03-01: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (Senate) - 2024-03-01: Committee substitute printed 24108716D-S1 (Senate) - 2024-03-01: Reported from Rules with substitute (Senate) - 2024-02-13: Referred to Committee on Rules (Senate) - 2024-02-13: Reading waived (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2024-02-12: VOTE: Block vote adoption (97-Y 0-N) (House) - 2024-02-12: AAgreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) (House) - 2024-02-12: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ67H1 (House) - 2024-02-12: Committee substitute agreed to 24107115D-H1 (House) - 2024-02-12: Taken up (House) - 2024-02-08: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered (House) - 2024-02-07: Committee substitute printed 24107115D-H1 (House) - 2024-02-07: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2024-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2024-02-05: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered (House) - 2024-02-01: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education (House) - 2024-02-01: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House) - 2024-02-01: Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N) (House) - 2024-01-29: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations (House) - 2024-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (House) - 2024-01-25: Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee (House) - 2024-01-10: Referred to Committee on Rules (House) - 2024-01-10: Presented and ordered printed 24104961D (House) ## Bill text - Substitute, 2024-03-01: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HJ67) - Introduced, 2024-02-01: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HJ67) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HJ67) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HJ67-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).