SB 757 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Va. African American, Asian American, etc., & Indigenous Ed. Advisory Board; established, report.

Summary
Board of Education; feasibility of establishing Virginia African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, and Indigenous Education Advisory Board; evaluation; report. Directs the Board of Education to evaluate and submit a report to the Governor and the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by November 1, 2026, a report on the feasibility and most appropriate manner of establishing a Virginia African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, and Indigenous Education Advisory Board to advise the Governor and the General Assembly on describing in the relevant Standards of Learning framework, providing instruction on, and developing elective courses in African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, and Indigenous history.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Mar 9, 2026
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Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute Rules Substitute · 1 edit
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The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative format to a spaced-out, visually adjusted layout, likely for printing or display purposes. The substantive policy content regarding the establishment of the Virginia African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, and Indigenous Education Advisory Board remains unchanged.
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 9, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 11, 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

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Mar 9, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (20-0-1)
house of delegates
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Rules with substitute and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2026
Committee
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 3-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26105076D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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