HB 206 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

College partnership laboratory schools; transparency.

Summary
College partnership laboratory schools; transparency. Requires, for college partnership laboratory schools that form a collaborative partnership with one or more school divisions, the parents of any enrolled student to be notified of such collaborative partnership and provided with contact information for an administrator in such partnering division that the parent can contact with questions or concerns about program administration or the student's experience at the college partnership laboratory school. The bill requires each college partnership laboratory to identify in a conspicuous and publicly accessible manner and location on the school's website the members and meeting schedule of the school's governing board; a summary of the operational, budgetary, and contractual decisions of such governing board; and the Board of Education regulations to which such school is subject.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 6, 2026
MINOR
The bill transitioned from a draft version to its final enrolled form, incorporating standard legislative formatting and official approval markings. The substantive policy text regarding college partnership laboratory schools, including enrollment rules, governance requirements, and tuition policies, remained unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Added official headers, session dates, and approval stamps required for the bill to become law.

Removed draft indicators such as 'Introduced' and committee referral notes.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to match the official enrolled format of Virginia Acts of Assembly.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2026 · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2026

How they voted

360
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
Feb 27, 2026
D Democratic20
18 Yea 2
90% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 790 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB206ER)
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (73-Y 25-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (17-Y 5-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Karen Keys-Gamarra
Karen Keys-Gamarra
DDemocratic
VA
7