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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1146: Public elementary & secondary schools, etc. display of Ten Commandments in each classroom required.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1146 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public elementary & secondary schools, etc. display of Ten Commandments in each classroom required. Primary sponsor: Tim Griffin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Education.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Public elementary and secondary schools and public institutions of higher education; display of Ten Commandments in each classroom required. Requires each school board to display in each classroom in each public elementary and secondary school in the local school division and each public institution of higher education to display in each classroom on campus the Ten Commandments on a poster or framed document that is at least 11 inches by 14 inches and that includes a certain English translation of the Ten Commandments and, in the case of public elementary and secondary schools, a context statement on the history of the Ten Commandments in American public education. The bill provides that each school board and public institution of higher education shall either accept donated funds to purchase such displays or accept donations of such displays.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tim GriffinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Education
  2. Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
  3. Referred to Committee on Education
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100171D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source