# Virginia SB592: Career and technical education courses, pathways, and credentials; biennial review, report. Virginia SB592, Career and technical education courses, pathways, and credentials; biennial review, report., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lamont Bagby (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0347)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB592-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB592 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Career and technical education courses, pathways, and credentials; biennial review, report. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0347) - Sponsor: Lamont Bagby (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (239 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Board of Education; career and technical education courses, pathways, and credentials; biennial review; report. Requires the Board of Education and the Virginia Board of Workforce Development, with the assistance of the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, the Virginia Office of Education Economics, the Department of Education, the Virginia Community College System, and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, to conduct, beginning with the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026, and each odd-numbered year thereafter, a biennial review of all career and technical education course, pathway, and credential offerings available to public school students across the Commonwealth for the purpose of ensuring that all such career and technical education course, pathway, and credential offerings are (i) aligned with current and emerging industry and workforce needs, demands, and standards and (ii) designed to effectively prepare students for postsecondary success through gainful employment in a high-demand industry or field, enrollment in postsecondary education, or enlistment in the United States Armed Forces. The bill requires the Board of Education and the Virginia Board of Workforce Development to develop and submit to the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Labor, and the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by October 1 of each odd-numbered year a report on each such biennial review. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Regular review of career and tech courses: benefit, low. The law requires a statewide review of career and technical courses every two years. The Board of Education and the Board of Workforce Development lead it, with help from state workforce, education, and higher-education agencies. The review lists every course, pathway, and credential statewide and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lamont Bagby (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | Referred from Education and referred to Appropriations | pass | 20 | 1 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Appropriations | pass | 9 | 1 | | | 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 (31) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0347) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 347 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB592) (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 (SB592ER) (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-12: Read third time (House) - 2026-03-11: Read second time (House) - 2026-03-09: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-03-04: Referred from Education and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N) (House) - 2026-03-03: Subcommittee recommends referring to Appropriations(9-Y 1-N) (House) - 2026-02-26: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-09: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2026-02-09: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-09: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB592) (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB592) (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) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101752D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217463.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217462.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213422.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213421.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090980.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090979.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/1217463.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217462.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213422.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213421.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090980.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090979.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) - [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-SB592-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).