# Virginia SB1149: Public school funding; composite index of local ability-to-pay.

Virginia SB1149, Public school funding; composite index of local ability-to-pay., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Timmy French (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-28 (Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1149-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1149
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public school funding; composite index of local ability-to-pay.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-01-28, Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
- Sponsor: Timmy French (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (9 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Public school funding; composite index of local ability-to-pay; use value of real estate devoted to certain uses. Requires, for the purpose of determining the state and local shares of basic aid funding, that the composite index of local ability-to-pay utilize the use value of all applicable real estate (i) devoted to agricultural use, horticultural use, forest use, and open-space use in each locality that has adopted an ordinance by which it provides for the use valuation and taxation of such real estate and (ii) used in agricultural and forestal production within an agricultural district, forestal district, agricultural and forestal district, or agricultural and forestal district of local significance in each locality that provides for the use valuation and taxation of such real estate, regardless of whether it has adopted a local land-use plan or local ordinance for such valuation and taxation.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Timmy French (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health | pass | 9 | 6 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2025-01-28: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1149) (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101785D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018374.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018373.PDF)

## 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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018374.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018373.PDF)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1149-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).