SB 1462 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits, etc.

Summary

High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits; certain substitutions permitted. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to permit any student to substitute the African American History course or the Advanced Placement African American Studies course for the World History I course or the World Geography course for the purpose of satisfying the history and social studies credit requirements, provided that enrollment in such an African American History course or Advanced Placement African American Studies course is available to the student. This bill is identical to HB 1824.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Vetoed

May 2025

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Vetoed May 2, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 1 edit · Feb 24, 2025

MINOR

The bill transitioned from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version, which is the final approved form ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive legislative text of SB 1462 regarding high school graduation requirements, diploma standards, and student accommodations remains unchanged between these two versions. The differences are purely formatting and presentation changes typical of the final enrolled bill format.

TECHNICAL

The document format changed from Engrossed to Enrolled status, adding official headers, page numbers, and approval markings while retaining the identical legislative text.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2025

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Jan 31, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 2, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

executive

Apr 2, 2025

Vetoed

Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N)

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Vetoed

Governor's recommendation received by Senate

executive

Feb 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1462ER)

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

House Amendment agreed to by Senate (29-Y 8-N)

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House with amendment (55-Y 39-N)

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Education Amendment agreed to

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Education with amendment(s) (16-Y 5-N)

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 9-N 1-A)

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Education and Health Amendment agreed to

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health with amendments (12-Y 2-N)

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 25100519D

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors