# Virginia SB817: School bds.; parental notification of course registration deadlines and processes required, policies.

Virginia SB817, School bds.; parental notification of course registration deadlines and processes required, policies., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David R. Suetterlein (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0523)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB817
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: School bds.; parental notification of course registration deadlines and processes required, policies.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0523)
- Sponsor: David R. Suetterlein (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (256 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

School boards; public middle and high schools; parental notification of course registration deadlines and processes required. Requires each school board to develop and implement, by the start of the 2026-2027 school year, policies requiring each public middle and high school in the school division to provide, at least 30 days prior to the course registration deadline, parental notification by email or SMS text message to the parent of each student in the public middle or high school of course enrollment deadlines and the process for requesting changes to the student's course selection.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Schools must email or text course deadlines to parents: benefit, low. Public middle and high schools must email or text each student's parent at least 30 days before course registration deadlines. The message must state the enrollment deadlines and how to ask for changes to the student's course choices. Each school board must develop and use these policies for all it…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Education and Health Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0523) (Governor)
- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter 523 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB817) (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB817ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-09: Passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-06: Read second time (House)
- 2026-03-04: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-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)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Blank Action (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB817) (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 26107357D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB817) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Presented and ordered printed 26105676D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218210.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218209.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1207066.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1207065.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1144959.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1129874.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1144958.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1129873.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095776.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095775.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/1218210.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218209.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1207066.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1207065.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1144959.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1129874.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1144958.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1129873.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095776.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095775.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-SB817-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).