SB 785 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Teacher, other instructional personnel, etc., exits; data collection, disaggregation by race.

Summary
Teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits; data collection; disaggregation by race; reason for exit. Requires each school board to report to the Department of Education annually the number and type of teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits in the school division, disaggregated by the race of the individual who exited the position. The bill also provides that for each such exit occurring during the reporting year, the reason for the exit, including whether the exit was voluntary or involuntary, shall be collected and reported. This bill is identical to HB 1437.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Education and Health Substitute Enrolled · 2 edits · Feb 24, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized as an enrolled act, changing its status from a proposed amendment to official law. The substantive text of the bill regarding data collection on teacher and staff exits remains unchanged, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the section title and numbering.
TECHNICAL

The bill's status was updated from a proposed Senate substitute to an enrolled act, indicating it has passed both chambers and been signed into law.

Minor formatting changes were applied to the section header and numbering style to align with the final enrolled format.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 23, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Feb 6, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 850 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB785ER)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (14-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee offered
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26104489D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jennifer Carroll Foy
Jennifer Carroll Foy
DDemocratic
VA
33