Virginia · Senate Bill 1413 · 2025 Regular Session

Public school buildings; indoor air quality, inspection and evaluation.

  1. Introduced Jan 15, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 15, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jan 28, 2025
  4. Passed the House of Delegates Feb 17, 2025
  5. To the governor Mar 5, 2025
  6. Became law Apr 2, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Public school buildings; indoor air quality standards. Establishes several enumerated requirements for school boards to ensure indoor air quality in each public school building in the local school division, including (i) identifying a designated individual to oversee the establishment of and adherence to a preventive maintenance schedule for the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in each such…

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Public school buildings; indoor air quality standards. Establishes several enumerated requirements for school boards to ensure indoor air quality in each public school building in the local school division, including (i) identifying a designated individual to oversee the establishment of and adherence to a preventive maintenance schedule for the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in each such building and the implementation of the use of general or local exhaust ventilation in areas of each such building where housekeeping and maintenance activities involve the use of equipment or products that could reasonably be expected to result in hazardous chemical or particulate exposures, among other things; (ii) controlling microbial and fungal contamination in each such building by promptly repairing water intrusion that can promote microbial or fungal growth; (iii) ensuring indoor air quality during renovation and remodeling or new construction in various ways; and (iv) keeping school building system maintenance records. The bill also requires each school board to accept and respond to any school board employee complaints relating to indoor air quality in public school buildings, maintain copies of any such complaints and responses to such complaints, and include the copies of any such complaints and responses to such complaints made during the preceding year in the annual plan each school board is required to maintain pursuant to the provisions of the bill.

Every action

49 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 41 earlier steps
  1. SenatePresented and ordered printed 25104332D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Education and Health · Senate Education and Health
  3. SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
  4. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1413)
  5. CommitteeReported from Education and Health with amendment (9-Y 6-N) · Senate Education and Health9–6 vote
  6. SenateRules suspended
  7. SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)37–0 vote
  8. SenatePassed by for the day
  9. SenateRead second time
  10. SenateReading of amendment waived
  11. SenateEducation and Health Amendment agreed to
  12. SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended
  13. SenateRead third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)21–18 vote
  14. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1413)
  15. House of DelegatesPlaced on Calendar
  16. House of DelegatesRead first time
  17. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Education · House of Delegates Education
  18. CommitteePlaced on Education Agenda · House of Delegates Education
  19. CommitteeReported from Education with substitute (16-Y 5-N) · House of Delegates Education16–5 vote
  20. House of DelegatesCommittee substitute printed 25106942D-H1
  21. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1413)
  22. House of DelegatesRead second time
  23. House of DelegatesFloor substitute printed 25107610D-H2 (Helmer)
  24. House of DelegatesRead third time
  25. House of DelegatesEducation Substitute rejected
  26. House of DelegatesDelegate Helmer Substitute agreed to
  27. House of DelegatesEngrossed by House - floor substitute
  28. House of DelegatesPassed House with substitute (59-Y 37-N)59–37 vote
  29. SenateHouse substitute rejected by Senate (19-Y 21-N)19–21 vote
  30. SenateReconsideration of (40-Y 0-N)40–0 vote
  31. SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N)22–18 vote
  32. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1413)
  33. SenateEnrolled
  34. SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1413ER)
  35. House of DelegatesSigned by Speaker
  36. SenateSigned by President
  37. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1413)
  38. SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
  39. GovernorGovernor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  40. GovernorGovernor's recommendation received by Senate
  41. SenateSenate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 2-N)37–2 vote
  1. House of DelegatesHouse concurred in Governor's recommendation (80-Y 16-N)80–16 vote
  2. GovernorGovernor's recommendation adopted
  3. SenateReenrolled
  4. SenateReenrolled bill text (SB1413ER2)
  5. SenateSigned by President as reenrolled
  6. House of DelegatesSigned by Speaker as reenrolled
  7. House of DelegatesEnacted, Chapter 632 (Effective 07/01/2025)
  8. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0632)

Roll calls

10 recorded votes: 8 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passed House with substitute (59-Y 37-N) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 59–37
Feb 17, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 59 No 37 Not voting 4
Party not listed: 12 yes, 10 no Democrats: 44 yes, 0 no Republicans: 3 yes, 27 no
How each member voted

Yes · 59

No · 37

Not voting · 4

House substitute rejected by Senate (19-Y 21-N) · Full Senate

Failed 19–21
Feb 18, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 19 No 21
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 17 yes, 2 no Republicans: 0 yes, 19 no
How each member voted

Yes · 19

No · 21

Reconsideration of (40-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

40–0
Feb 18, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

House substitute agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N) · Full Senate

Passed 22–18
Feb 18, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 22 No 18
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 1 yes, 18 no
How each member voted

Yes · 22

No · 18

House concurred in Governor's recommendation (80-Y 16-N) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 80–16
Apr 2, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 80 No 16 Not voting 4
Party not listed: 17 yes, 3 no Democrats: 45 yes, 0 no Republicans: 18 yes, 13 no
How each member voted

Yes · 80

No · 16

Not voting · 4

Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 2-N) · Full Senate

Passed 37–2
Apr 2, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 2 Not voting 1
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 16 yes, 2 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

No · 2

Not voting · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 23, 2025 Senate Education and Health Reported from Education and Health with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
Members

Yes · 9

No · 6

Passed 9–6
Jan 24, 2025 Full Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 37

Not voting · 3

37–0
Jan 28, 2025 Full Senate Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Members

Yes · 21

No · 18

Not voting · 1

Passed 21–18
Feb 12, 2025 House of Delegates Education Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
Members

Yes · 16

No · 5

Not voting · 1

Passed 16–5

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Democrats.

All 4 cosponsors

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