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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 817: School bds.; parental notification of course registration deadlines and processes required, policies.

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 817 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: School bds.; parental notification of course registration deadlines and processes required, policies. Primary sponsor: David Suetterlein (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2026): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0523).

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; public middle and high schools; parental notification of course registration deadlines and processes required. Requires each school board to develop and implement, by the start of the 2026-2027 school year, policies requiring each public middle and high school in the school division to provide, at least 30 days prior to the course registration deadline, parental notification by email or SMS text message to the parent of each student in the public middle or high school of course enrollment deadlines and the process for requesting changes to the student's course selection.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David SuetterleinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate4

“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 (CHAP0523)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 523 (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. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB817ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB817)
  10. Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
  11. Read third time
  12. Read second time

Showing 12 most recent of 37 actions. Full history

Sources

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