HB 1039 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

College and Career Ready Virginia Program; advisory committee and work group composition.

Summary

Department of Education; College and Career Ready Virginia Program; administration; advisory committee and work group composition. Removes the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond from the membership of the advisory committee and the work group that the Department of Education and the Community College System are required to establish for administration of the College and Career Ready Program pursuant to applicable law. This bill is identical to SB 439.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 1 edit · Feb 25, 2026

MINOR

The bill has progressed from its introduction to final enrollment, resulting in significant formatting and layout changes while retaining the original policy text. The substantive content regarding the College and Career Ready Virginia Program, including the composition of the advisory committee and work group, and the requirements for career and technical education integration, remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text defines the same administrative duties and committee structures as the introduced version.

TECHNICAL

The document structure changed from a standard introduced bill format to an enrolled act format, including the addition of page headers, footers, and line numbers typical of final legislative documents.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 5, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Feb 20, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 806 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1039ER)

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Committee

Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors