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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1881: Public elementary/secondary schools; enrollment of dependent student of active duty service members.

Enacted 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 1881 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public elementary/secondary schools; enrollment of dependent student of active duty service members. Primary sponsor: Briana Sewell (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0389).

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; enrollment; dependent students of active duty service members; policies. Permits any school board to establish and implement policies providing for the enrollment of any student, upon request of such student's parent, (i) who does not reside within the applicable school division, (ii) whose parent is a full-time active duty member of the uniformed services of the United States and for whom the Commonwealth is the home of record, and (iii) who meets the other requirements set forth in the bill. The bill permits such policies to provide for the denial of any such enrollment request if the school board can demonstrate that it lacks the resources or capacity.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Briana SewellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Josh ColeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Michael FeggansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Jackie GlassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Cliff HayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Michelle Lopes MaldonadoCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Cia PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Shelly SimondsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Josh ThomasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Rod WillettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58

“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. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0389)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 389 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1881)
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1881ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Passed by for the day

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Sources

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