# Virginia SB450: Public school teacher licensure requirement; comprehensive review of alt. licensure pathway, report.

Virginia SB450, Public school teacher licensure requirement; comprehensive review of alt. licensure pathway, report., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lamont Bagby (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0891)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB450-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB450
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Public school teacher licensure requirement; comprehensive review of alt. licensure pathway, report.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0891)
- Sponsor: Lamont Bagby (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 10 (246 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Department of Education; public school teacher licensure requirements; comprehensive review of alternative licensure pathways; stakeholder work group; report. Directs the Department of Education (the Department) to convene a stakeholder work group to conduct a comprehensive review of the alternative licensure pathways, as that term is defined in the bill, available to public school teachers in the Commonwealth and make recommendations on improving the quality, efficacy, and outcomes of such alternative licensure pathways. The bill directs the Department to submit to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health (i) by October 1, 2026, an interim report on the preliminary findings and initial recommendations of the work group and (ii) by October 1, 2027, a final report on the findings and recommendations of the work group.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Clear rules for alternative teacher licenses: benefit, low. The law defines which teacher routes count as “alternative licensure,” including local eligibility, career switcher, Teach For America, iTeach Virginia, nontraditional programs, and long‑term substitutes who serve as teacher of record. VDOE convenes a stakeholder work group that meets at least quar…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lamont Bagby (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | House | Reported from Rules | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Rereferred from Education and Health to Rules | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0891) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 891 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB450) (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 (SB450ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-10: Read second time (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-03-01: Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-02-18: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-18: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB450) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Committee substitute printed 26107566D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB450) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Rereferred from Education and Health to Rules (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103778D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223156.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223155.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211978.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211977.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139512.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139511.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090308.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090307.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/1223156.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223155.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211978.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211977.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139512.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139511.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090308.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090307.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-SB450-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).