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HB 686

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: March 5, 2026.

Open school enrollment policies; guidance on best practices available to school boards.

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-686
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Education; Education and Health
House of Delegates failed 2026-03-05
Education
Summary

Board of Education; open school enrollment policies; guidance on best practices. Requires the Board of Education to develop and make available to each school board guidance on best practices relating to open school enrollment, including on several topics enumerated in the bill.

Sponsor
Zehr
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Status failed
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-05 Latest Action S Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
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