# Virginia SB220: High school student athlete; revising residency requirement to participate in athletic teams, report.

Virginia SB220, High school student athlete; revising residency requirement to participate in athletic teams, report., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Michael J. Jones (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-14 (Failed to Pass from conference) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB220-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB220
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: High school student athlete; revising residency requirement to participate in athletic teams, report.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-03-14, Failed to Pass from conference
- Sponsor: Michael J. Jones (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (241 yes, 56 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Education; review of high school student athlete eligibility requirements; report. Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Executive Committee of the Virginia High School League (VHSL), to review and make recommendations on revisions to the residency requirements established by the VHSL for participation of high school student athletes in high school athletic teams for the purpose of ensuring such requirements are aligned, to the maximum extent practicable, with the residency requirements for the enrollment of students in public schools in the Commonwealth.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael J. Jones (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate acceded to request Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | House Amendment rejected by Senate | fail | 0 | 40 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Passed House with amendment | pass | 85 | 13 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Reported from Education with amendment(s) | pass | 19 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations | pass | 9 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 39 | 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 | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 13 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (40)

- 2026-03-14: Failed to Pass from conference (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: No further action taken (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: House Conferees: Askew, Cole of Fredericksburg, Scott of Spotsylvania (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: House requested conference committee (House)
- 2026-03-12: House insisted on amendment (House)
- 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Senate Conferees: Jones, Bagby, Pillion (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: House Amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed House with amendment (85-Y 13-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-03-10: committee amendment agreed to (House)
- 2026-03-10: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-09: Passed by for the day (House)
- 2026-03-06: Read second time (House)
- 2026-03-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB220) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-03-04: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-02-26: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-24: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-02-24: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-24: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Committee substitute printed 26107784D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB220) (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101902D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203233.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192003.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192097.HTML)
- Substitute, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1144951.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142994.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142993.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1144950.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128647.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128646.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084117.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084116.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc. (signed)
- SB225: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. (signed)

## Sources
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203233.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192003.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192097.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1144951.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142994.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142993.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1144950.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128647.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128646.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084117.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084116.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB253-2026)
- [SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB226-2026)
- [SB225: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB225-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB220-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).