HB 647 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Teaching Experience; regulations Governing Allowable Credit.

Summary

Board of Education; Regulations Governing Allowable Credit for Teaching Experience; certain credit substitution allowance permitted. Requires the Board of Education to amend its regulations to provide that teachers in the field of career and technical education, where the licensure requirement calls for occupational work experience beyond the apprenticeship level, may be allowed salary placement credit for one year of teaching experience for each one or two years of work experience. The bill satisfies the reenactment requirement of Chapter 677 of the Acts of Assembly of 2025.

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 13, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 6, 2026

MINOR

The bill was finalized for signing into law, changing its status from a draft version with proposed amendments to the official enrolled version. The core policy regarding teaching experience credit for career and technical education teachers remains unchanged, though the specific administrative code citation was updated to the final version.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it still applies to career and technical education teachers in Virginia whose licensure requires work experience beyond the apprenticeship level.

TECHNICAL

The bill status changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', indicating it has passed all legislative stages and is ready for the Governor's signature.

The specific Virginia Administrative Code section cited was updated from a bracketed placeholder [8VAC20-410-10 8VAC20-23-10] to the final, single section 8VAC20-23-10.

Standard legislative formatting elements, such as the official chapter header and approval date, were added.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2026

How they voted

36–0

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

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 802 (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 (HB647ER)

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-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 (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

committee amendment agreed to

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

House committee offered

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Committee

Referred from General Laws and referred to Education (Voice Vote)

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors