HB 1186

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 13, 2026.

Artificial intelligence; use of systems for student instruction.

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-1186
Session 2026
Status enacted
Committee Education; Education and Health
House of Delegates enacted 2026-04-13
Artificial Intelligence Education
Summary

School board policies; prohibition on use of artificial intelligence chatbots for certain student instructional purposes. Requires each school board to develop, adopt, and implement a policy to prohibit any student from being required, encouraged, or permitted to interact with an artificial intelligence chatbot, as defined in the bill, in order to receive instruction or otherwise complete any lesson or assignment in any course or class in which the student is enrolled in the local school division.

Sponsor
Rasoul
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-14 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-13 Status enacted
2026-04-13 Latest Action Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0937)
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