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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2608: History Education Advisory Board; established, report.

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 2608 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: History Education Advisory Board; established, report. Primary sponsor: Kelly Fowler (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Left in Appropriations.

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Official summary

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

History Education Advisory Board established. Establishes the 32-member History Education Advisory Board to advise the Governor, his cabinet members, the Board of Education, and the General Assembly on the current ways in which African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, Indigenous, Women's, and LGBTQ+ history are described in the relevant Standards of Learning and associated curriculum frameworks; how that content is taught in classrooms; and strategies to develop African American history and social studies elective courses, Asian American and Pacific Islander history and social studies elective courses, Latino history and social studies elective courses, Indigenous history and social studies elective courses, Women's history and social studies elective courses, and LGBTQ+ history and social studies elective courses.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kelly FowlerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse96
J.J. SinghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Kannan SrinivasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Kathy TranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18

“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 Appropriations
  2. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2608)
  3. Assigned Approps sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
  4. Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
  5. Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N)
  6. Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
  7. Referred to Committee on Education
  8. Presented and ordered printed 25104581D

Sources

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