# Virginia SB200: SOL assessments and related assessment methods; development, administration, scoring, and release. Virginia SB200, SOL assessments and related assessment methods; development, administration, scoring, and release., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0103)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB200-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB200 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: SOL assessments and related assessment methods; development, administration, scoring, and release. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-09 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0103) - Sponsor: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 12 (363 yes, 72 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary Board of Education; Standards of Learning assessments and related assessment methods; development, administration, scoring, and release. Makes several clarifying revisions to applicable law relating to the development, administration, and scoring of Standards of Learning assessments and related assessment methods for determining the level of achievement of Standards of Learning objectives by all students, including (i) clarifying that students who are children with disabilities, as that term is defined by applicable law, who participate in alternative methods of Standards of Learning assessment administration or in alternate assessments through the Virginia Alternate Assessment Program are exempt from several requirements set forth in applicable law relating to the administration and grading of Standards of Learning assessments and related assessments and (ii) repealing the provisions requiring the Board of Education to establish a through-year growth assessment system in lieu of a one-time end-of-year assessment. The provisions of the bill limiting the number of end-of-course assessments that may be administered to students in grades seven through 12 and requiring the score received by each student in grades seven through 12 on an end-of-course assessment to account for at least 10 percent of the student's final grade in such course are subject to a contingent and delayed effective date. This bill is identical to HB 299. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More retake access for struggling students: benefit, medium. Students scoring below grade level on a covered state test or optional local alternative test are eligible to retake it. Retakes generally must happen by June 30 of the year the original test was given. School boards can allow later retakes. Eligible expedited retakes generally must occur within tw… - Testing waiver for eligible scholarship students: benefit, low. Recipients of a Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship are exempt from Standards of Learning requirements, including related tests. They must attend a Board-approved high school equivalency preparation, adult basic education, or adult secondary education program. They must be working toward a high… - Clearer scores and practice tests for students: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, covered state and required or optional local test scores use a 100-point scale and statewide scoring guidance. By each school year's start, divisions must receive the previous year's state tests and answer keys or grading rubrics. These materials are for teaching and practic… - Fairer local testing for Virginia students: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, local alternative tests must allow learning activities while using only qualifying student-created work for final assessment. That work cannot be drafts, outlines, or work produced through teacher help that directly answers the final task. Final performance tests used for sc… - Fewer required tests for Virginia students: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Virginia ends the required beginning-, middle-, and end-of-year reading and math testing system for grades 3–8. Covered state and local tests generally are limited to one per quarter or four per year in each subject. Exceptions include retakes, performance tests, Advanced Pl… - Local test choices face stricter oversight: mixed, low. School boards can replace an end-of-course state test with an optional local test when federal and state rules do not require it. Boards choosing the state test generally must test every student in that subject and grade. Board-approved good-cause exceptions face a 5% cap, excluding verified-credit… - New student test designs need reenactment: mixed, low. The law sets design rules for specified alternative-pathway tests, subject to appropriated funds and reenactment in the 2027 legislative session. These rules require applied knowledge, critical thinking, logic, and open-ended questions or longer writing where appropriate. Tests must use different i… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic), Senate ## 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 | 85 | 10 | | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate acceded to request Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | House Amendment rejected by Senate | fail | 0 | 40 | | | 2026-03-09 | House | Passed House with amendment | pass | 82 | 15 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | Reported from Education with amendment(s) | pass | 14 | 7 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | Education and Health Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 13 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (52) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0103) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 103 (Effective - see bill) (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB200) (Senate) - 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 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB200ER) (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Conference report agreed to by House (85-Y 10-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-13: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Conference Report released - 2026-03-12: House Conferees: Helmer, Anderson, Hamilton (House) - 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2026-03-12: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate Conferees: VanValkenburg, Pekarsky, Craig (Senate) - 2026-03-11: House requested conference committee (House) - 2026-03-11: House insisted on amendments (House) - 2026-03-10: House Amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Passed House with amendment (82-Y 15-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-09: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2026-03-09: committee amendment agreed to (House) - 2026-03-09: Read third time (House) - 2026-03-06: Read second time (House) - 2026-03-04: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N) (House) - 2026-03-04: House committee offered (House) - 2026-02-24: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2026-02-24: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-24: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB200) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Committee substitute printed 26107470D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate committee offered (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate committee offered (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Incorporates SB16 (Suetterlein) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate) - 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104348D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216480.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216479.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213792.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213791.PDF) - Conference Report, 2026-03-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209234.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-03-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209231.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209230.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1200217.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192078.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191979.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1149109.HTML) - Engrossed, 2026-02-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1149283.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1149282.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142990.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1144947.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142987.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142986.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1144946.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103157.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103156.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083569.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083568.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. 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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) - [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-SB200-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).