SB220
High school student athlete; revising residency requirement to participate in athletic team, report.
Status:
In Conference
Latest Action:
March 12, 2026
House: House Conferees: Askew, Cole of Fredericksburg, Scott of Spotsylvania
Chief Patron:
Michael Jones (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Education; review of high school student athlete eligibility requirements; report.
Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Executive Committee of the Virginia High School League (VHSL), to review and make recommendations on revisions to the residency requirements established by the VHSL for participation of high school student athletes in high school athletic teams for the purpose of ensuring ... (More) such requirements are aligned, to the maximum extent practicable, with the residency requirements for the enrollment of students in public schools in the Commonwealth. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101902D
- 01/09/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/15/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB220)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107784D-S1
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/26/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 02/26/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 03/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 03/04/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB220)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/09/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
- 03/10/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/10/2026 - House: committee amendment agreed to
- 03/10/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/10/2026 - House: Passed House with amendment (85-Y 13-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: House Amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- 03/12/2026 - House: House insisted on amendment
- 03/12/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Jones, Bagby, Pillion
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees: Askew, Cole of Fredericksburg, Scott of Spotsylvania
