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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 151: Health Ed. SOL & Curriculum Framework; Board of Education to include water safety instruction.

Enacted 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

SB 151 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Health Ed. SOL & Curriculum Framework; Board of Education to include water safety instruction. Primary sponsor: Christie Craig (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0205).

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.

Board of Education; Health Standards of Learning; water safety. Requires the Board of Education, during its next regularly scheduled revision of the Health Education Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework, to develop and make available to each school board guidelines for a program of instruction on water safety to be provided as a part of any health education instruction provided to elementary school students. This bill is identical to HB 705.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Christie CraigPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19

“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. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0205)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 205 (effective 7/1/2026)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB151)
  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB151ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  11. Passed House with substitute (82-Y 17-N 0-A)
  12. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

Showing 12 most recent of 35 actions. Full history

Sources

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