# Virginia SB822: Public elementary & secondary school teachers; certain training activities, requirements, etc. Virginia SB822, Public elementary & secondary school teachers; certain training activities, requirements, etc., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB822-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB822 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Public elementary & secondary school teachers; certain training activities, requirements, etc. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-12-31 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489) - Sponsor: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (533 yes, 40 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Public elementary and secondary school teachers; certain training activities; requirements and limitations. Prohibits any public elementary or secondary school teacher from being required to participate in any non-academic training activity, as that term is defined in the bill, more frequently than once within six months of employment with the applicable school board and once every five years thereafter, except in the case of certain training relating to secure mandatory test violations upon determination by the school board or division superintendent that additional training is necessary. The bill also provides that the total frequency and duration of non-academic training activities in which each such teacher is required to participate pursuant to state law or regulation or policy or regulation of the applicable school board shall not exceed 25 hours every five years. This bill is identical to HB 1626. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 37 | 1 | | | 2025-02-21 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate acceded to request Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate | fail | 1 | 39 | | | 2025-02-17 | House | Passed House with substitute Block Vote | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | House | Passed House with substitute Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-01-28 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (55) - 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489) (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 489 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB822) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB822ER) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-21: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 1-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Conference substitute printed 25107825D-S3 (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Amended by conference committee - 2025-02-21: Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senators: VanValkenburg, Pekarsky, Craig (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Delegates: Thomas, Simonds, Cherry (House) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2025-02-19: House requested conference committee (House) - 2025-02-19: House insisted on substitute (House) - 2025-02-18: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Passed House with substitute Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-17: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House (House) - 2025-02-17: Passed House with substitute Block Vote (95-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-17: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-02-17: Education Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-17: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-14: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB822) (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Committee substitute printed 25106936D-H1 (House) - 2025-02-12: Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB822) (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-07: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-02-07: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-02-04: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Education and Health Substitute rejected (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB822) (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Committee substitute printed 25106561D-S2 (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Committee substitute printed 25104899D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB822) (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate) - 2024-12-31: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2024-12-31: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100075D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077040.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077039.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068949.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068948.PDF) - Conference Report, 2025-02-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066472.HTML) - Substitute, 2025-02-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066475.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066474.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047764.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047763.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047538.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047537.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037385.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037384.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028210.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028209.PDF) - Introduced, 2024-12-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012074.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012073.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. 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