SB 592 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Career and technical education courses, pathways, and credentials; biennial review, report.

Summary
Board of Education; career and technical education courses, pathways, and credentials; biennial review; report. Requires the Board of Education and the Virginia Board of Workforce Development, with the assistance of the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, the Virginia Office of Education Economics, the Department of Education, the Virginia Community College System, and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, to conduct, beginning with the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026, and each odd-numbered year thereafter, a biennial review of all career and technical education course, pathway, and credential offerings available to public school students across the Commonwealth for the purpose of ensuring that all such career and technical education course, pathway, and credential offerings are (i) aligned with current and emerging industry and workforce needs, demands, and standards and (ii) designed to effectively prepare students for postsecondary success through gainful employment in a high-demand industry or field, enrollment in postsecondary education, or enlistment in the United States Armed Forces. The bill requires the Board of Education and the Virginia Board of Workforce Development to develop and submit to the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Labor, and the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by October 1 of each odd-numbered year a report on each such biennial review.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 347 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content regarding the biennial review of career and technical education courses remains identical to the enrolled version, with the only changes being the addition of official chapter details, the approval date, and formatting adjustments for the final legal record.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the law applies to the same entities and covers the same subject matter as the enrolled version.
TECHNICAL

Added official chapter number (Chapter 347) and the specific approval date (April 6, 2026) to the text, which are required for the bill to be a valid part of the state code.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing throughout the document to conform to the standard formatting of the official Virginia Acts of Assembly publication.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 12, 2026

How they voted

370
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Jan 30, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 347 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB592ER)
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Referred from Education and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Appropriations(9-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Lamont Bagby
Lamont Bagby
DDemocratic
VA
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