# Virginia SB203: Teacher licensure; career and technical education or dual enrollment, three-year licenses.

Virginia SB203, Teacher licensure; career and technical education or dual enrollment, three-year licenses., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David R. Suetterlein (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0817)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB203
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Teacher licensure; career and technical education or dual enrollment, three-year licenses.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0817)
- Sponsor: David R. Suetterlein (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (309 yes, 40 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Teacher licensure; three-year renewable license to teach career and technical education or dual enrollment courses at public high schools. Requires the Board of Education to provide for the issuance of a three-year renewable license to teach solely career and technical education courses or dual enrollment courses that are creditable toward the completion of an undergraduate course, degree, or credential offered in and accepted at a public institution of higher education at public high schools in the Commonwealth to any individual who (i) is employed as an instructor by an institution of higher education that is accredited by a nationally recognized regional accreditation body, (ii) is teaching in the specific career and technical education or dual enrollment subject area at such institution in which the individual seeks to teach at a public high school, and (iii) complies with certain requirements set forth in relevant law enumerated by the bill. The bill requires the Board to require any such instructor to maintain continuous employment in such position at the institution of higher education as a condition of continued licensure. The bill also requires each school board that employs an individual issued such a three-year license to provide such instructor training on instruction and assessment during his first year of employment. Finally, the bill directs the Board to amend its regulations in accordance with the provisions of the bill. This bill is identical to HB 332.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- College instructors get three-year high school license: mixed, low. Virginia creates a three-year renewable license for college instructors to teach in public high schools. It covers only career and technical education or dual-enrollment courses that count toward an undergraduate course, degree, or credential at Virginia public colleges. To qualify, you must be an…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David R. Suetterlein (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-26 | House | House receded from substitute | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate | fail | 0 | 40 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Passed House with substitute Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Education and Health Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (39)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0817) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 817 (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 (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB203) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB203ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-26: House receded from substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-25: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Passed House with substitute Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-23: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-23: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-23: Read third time (House)
- 2026-02-20: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB203) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Committee substitute printed 26107952D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-18: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-02-18: Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-02-13: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB203) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Committee substitute printed 26106237D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB203) (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100676D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222892.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222891.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186666.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186665.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169167.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169155.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169154.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169166.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132218.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132217.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103274.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103273.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083723.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083722.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/1222892.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222891.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186666.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186665.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169167.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169155.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169154.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169166.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132218.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132217.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103274.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103273.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083723.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083722.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-SB203-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).