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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 724: Public elementary school students; DOE to study criteria used to determine retention of students.

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 724 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public elementary school students; DOE to study criteria used to determine retention of students. Primary sponsor: Jay Leftwich (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Committee Rules.

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.

Study; Department of Education; public elementary school students; retention criteria; report. Directs the Department of Education (the Department) to study criteria used in public elementary schools to determine retention of students. Additionally, the bill directs the Department to evaluate the feasibility of expanding the criteria used in retention decisions. Finally, the bill requires the Department to submit a report of its findings and any recommendations to amend or expand criteria used to determine retention to the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than the first day of the 2027 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jay LeftwichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse90

“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 Rules
  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 1-N)
  3. Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Committee on Rules
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102292D

Sources

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