# Virginia SB439: College and Career Ready Virginia Program; advisory committee and work group composition.

Virginia SB439, College and Career Ready Virginia Program; advisory committee and work group composition., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lamont Bagby (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0807)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB439-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB439
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: College and Career Ready Virginia Program; advisory committee and work group composition.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0807)
- Sponsor: Lamont Bagby (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (211 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Department of Education; College and Career Ready Virginia Program; administration; advisory committee and work group composition. Removes the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond from the membership of the advisory committee and the work group that the Department of Education and the Community College System are required to establish for administration of the College and Career Ready Program pursuant to applicable law. This bill is identical to HB 1039.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Parents help guide college and career programs: benefit, low. The law adds parent representatives to the College and Career Ready Virginia Program’s advisory committee and career training work group. Both must include public school parents from each of eight Superintendent’s regions, plus a parent of a home-instructed student. Both also require an Education D…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lamont Bagby (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0807) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 807 (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)
- 2026-02-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB439) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB439ER) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-25: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-25: Read third time (House)
- 2026-02-24: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-18: Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education (House)
- 2026-02-09: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-09: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-03: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB439) (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102410D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222784.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222783.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181678.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181677.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090279.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090278.PDF)

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- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
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- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222784.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222783.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181678.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181677.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090279.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090278.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-SB439-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).