Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1656: Public secondary schools; interscholastic athletics; certain recruitment policies and practices prohibited.
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Plain-language summary
HB 1656 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public secondary schools; interscholastic athletics; certain recruitment policies and practices prohibited. Primary sponsor: Dan Helmer (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 7, 2025): Failed to pass.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Public secondary schools; interscholastic athletics; certain recruitment policies and practices prohibited. Prohibits any school board employee, including any interscholastic athletics coach or director, from implementing any policy or engaging in any practice whereby the employee (i) designates any secondary school student-athlete as homeless pursuant to the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, solely for the purpose of recruiting such student-athlete to transfer to the local school division to participate in interscholastic athletics or (ii) receives money or other things of value from any individual or entity, including any institution of higher education or any intercollegiate athletics program at such an institution, solely for the purpose of recruiting a secondary school student-athlete to participate in intercollegiate athletics.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Helmer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 7 |
| Sam Rasoul | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 38 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
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