HB1283
High school grad. requirements & diploma pathways; consistency for cohorts of ninth grade students.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Ellen McLaughlin (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. High school graduation requirements; application.
Provides that, in the event that the Board of Education establishes or modifies any graduation requirements or diploma pathways, the Board shall only apply such new or modified graduation requirements or diploma pathways to students who enter ninth grade at the beginning of or after the first school year of ... (More) implementation of such new or modified graduation requirements or diploma pathways. The bill is applicable beginning with students who enter the ninth grade on or after the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Presented and ordered printed 26104580D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/04/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1283)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 02/06/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/10/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107339D-H1
- 02/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1283)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (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)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108792D-S1
- 03/02/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1283)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (94-Y 1-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/11/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1283ER)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1283)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
