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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2226: Noncustodial parent; disclosure of student address.

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 2226 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Noncustodial parent; disclosure of student address. Primary sponsor: Mike Cherry (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0164).

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.

Right of foster parents to prohibit disclosure of student address to parents; parental notification. Requires (i) notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon written request of the foster parent of an enrolled student, a school board employee to redact the address of the foster parent prior to providing such student's parent any record otherwise containing such address and (ii) at the time a child is placed in foster care, each local department of social services to, if applicable, notify the foster parents of their right to make a written request pursuant to clause (i).

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike CherryPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Ian T. LovejoyCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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 (CHAP0164)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 164 (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. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2226ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
  10. Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
  11. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
  12. Education and Health Substitute agreed to

Showing 12 most recent of 35 actions. Full history

Sources

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