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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 412: Local governing bodies; school division budgets, funding levels.

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 412 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Local governing bodies; school division budgets, funding levels. Primary sponsor: Nicole Cole (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Committee Appropriations.

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.

Local governing bodies; school division budgets; funding levels. Requires the annual budget for educational purposes prepared and approved by each local governing body to meet or exceed the funding levels set out in the needs-based budget prepared and approved by the school board and submitted by the division superintendent in accordance with relevant law.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nicole ColePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse66

“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 Committee Appropriations
  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB412)
  4. Committee substitute printed 26106838D-H1
  5. Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
  6. Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 7-N)
  7. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)
  8. House subcommittee offered
  9. Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
  10. Referred to Committee on Education
  11. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103765D

Sources

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