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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 873: Public elementary school students; increases physical activity.

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 873 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public elementary school students; increases physical activity. Primary sponsor: Hillary Pugh Kent (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2026): Continued to next session in Education (Voice Vote).

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.

Public elementary school students; physical activity. Increases from 20 minutes to 30 minutes daily, and from an average of 100 minutes to 150 minutes per week, the minimum amount of time provided to public elementary school students for programs of physical activity. The bill provides that no student shall be prohibited from participating in a program of physical activity as a form of disciplinary action, with the exception that a student may be prohibited if it is determined that such program constitutes a health or safety risk to the student.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Hillary Pugh KentPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Katrina CallsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54

“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. Continued to next session in Education (Voice Vote)
  2. Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB873)
  4. House subcommittee offered
  5. Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
  6. Referred to Committee on Education
  7. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102658D

Sources

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