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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 814: Va. African American, Asian American, etc., & Indigenous Ed. Advisory Board; established, report.

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 814 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Va. African American, Asian American, etc., & Indigenous Ed. Advisory Board; established, report. Primary sponsor: Atoosa Reaser (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2026): Left in Education and Health.

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.

Virginia African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, and Indigenous Education Advisory Board established; report. Creates the Virginia African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, and Indigenous Education Advisory Board (the Board) to advise the Governor and General Assembly on current ways that history for such populations is described in relevant Standards of Learning and curriculum frameworks, how such content is taught in classrooms, and strategies to develop African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, and Indigenous history and social studies elective courses. The bill requires the Board to submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly. Additionally, the bill requires the Board to meet at least once prior to December 31, 2027. Finally, the bill contains a sunset date of July 1, 2030.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Atoosa ReaserPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Lashrecse AirdCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Lamont BagbyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Katrina CallsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Kelly FowlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Jackie GlassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Angelia GravesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Adele McClureCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
May NivarCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Saddam SalimCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Irene ShinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
J.J. SinghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Kannan SrinivasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Virgil ThorntonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
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 Education and Health
  2. Motion to recommit to committee agreed to (Voice Vote)
  3. Read third time
  4. Passed by for the day
  5. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  6. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  7. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
  8. Rules suspended
  9. Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
  10. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB814)
  11. Committee substitute printed 26108789D-S1
  12. Senate committee offered

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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