SB 822 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

School nurses; sickle cell disease training.

SB 822 requires school nurses in public schools to complete training on sickle cell disease. This directly affects school nurses and aims to better support students with sickle cell disease or those at risk. The key provision mandates this training to help nurses recognize symptoms and manage care during health crises. The bill's abstract focuses solely on implementing this training requirement for school health staff.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 5, 2026

MINOR

The bill progressed from an introduced draft to an enrolled, final version ready for signature. The substantive policy content regarding mandatory sickle cell disease training for school nurses remains unchanged, while the document format was updated to include official session headers, page numbering, and the final 'Enrolled' status.

TECHNICAL

Added official session headers, page numbering, and the 'Enrolled' designation to finalize the bill for the Governor's signature.

Removed introductory metadata such as the list of sponsoring legislators and the initial 'Introduced' status.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to conform to standard enrolled legislative formatting.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2026

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 39

Feb 13, 2026

D Democratic20

19 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican19

16 Yea 3

84% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 856 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB822ER)

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 5, 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 26106108D

upper

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors