HB139
School board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Shelly Simonds (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. School board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers; purchase of service credit.
Requires each school board to adopt a policy to approve unpaid educational leave for school board employees who are state employee association executive officers and for up to two school board employees who are local employee association officers for a maximum of four years per officer. The bill permits employee ... (More) association officers approved for such leave to purchase service credit with the Virginia Retirement System for such period of leave. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/05/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100531D
- 01/05/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/13/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB139)
- 01/23/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/23/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 01/28/2026 - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/02/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/02/2026 - House: committee amendments agreed to
- 02/02/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/03/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB139)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/06/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/06/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB139ER)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB139)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
