HB478
Diploma seal for excellence in fine arts; established, industry-recognized workforce credential.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Vivian Watts (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Diploma seal for excellence in fine arts established; industry-recognized workforce credential.
Requires the Board of Education to establish criteria for awarding a high school diploma seal for excellence in fine arts, which may include a sequence of coursework, cumulative grade point average in such sequence of coursework, or any other performance-based criteria that the Board deems appropriate. The bill also requires ... (More) the Board to add such diploma seal to its list of industry-recognized workforce credentials for the purpose of satisfying the career and technical education credential option for high school graduation. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102498D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/23/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB478)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: Early Childhood and Innovation
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Reported from Education (17-Y 3-N 1-A)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (68-Y 28-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/16/2026 - 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 (15-Y 0-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 (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/05/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/05/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB478ER)
- 03/05/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB478)
- 03/05/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/2026 - 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
