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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 786: School bds.; authority to prohibit sale of caffeinated beverages to students in public high schools.

Passed one chamber 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 786 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: School bds.; authority to prohibit sale of caffeinated beverages to students in public high schools. Primary sponsor: Terry Austin (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2026): Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N).

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.

School boards; authority to prohibit sale of caffeinated beverages to students in public high schools. Permits any school board to prohibit the sale of caffeinated beverages to students in public high schools in the local school division, regardless of whether any such beverage meets the requirements to be considered a diet or low-calorie beverage under any relevant federal regulation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Terry AustinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse37
J.J. SinghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26

“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. Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
  2. Assigned Education sub: Public Education
  3. Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  4. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB786)
  6. Passed House (83-Y 13-N 1-A)
  7. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (94-Y 0-N 0-A)
  8. Engrossed by House - floor substitute
  9. Delegate Austin Floor substitute agreed to
  10. Read second time
  11. Delegate Austin substitute bill reprinted 26108107D
  12. Engrossment reconsidered by House

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

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