HB 125 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Public school teachers; reemployment of teacher who has not received continuing contract status.

Summary
Public school teachers; terms of employment; reemployment of teacher who has received continuing contract status; written notice required. Requires written notice of noncontinuation of a continuing teacher contract to be given by the teacher by June 15 of each year; otherwise, the contract continues in effect for the ensuing year in conformity with local salary stipulations, including increments. Current law requires such written notice of noncontinuation of a continuing teacher contract to be given by either the teacher or the school board by June 15 of each year. This bill is identical to SB 117.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 2, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Education and Health Substitute Enrolled · 1 edit · Mar 13, 2026
MINOR
The bill was formally enrolled and approved, transitioning from a proposed substitute to an enacted law. The text of the statute was updated with minor formatting adjustments, specifically adding spaces between section symbols and numbers (e.g., changing '§ 22.1-304' to '§ 22.1-304'). No substantive policy changes, new requirements, or eligibility criteria were introduced.
TECHNICAL

The statute text was reformatted to include a space between the section symbol (§) and the section number, correcting the display from '§22.1-304' to '§ 22.1-304'.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 20, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 911 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB125ER)
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 34-N 1-A)
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Conference Report released
legislature
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 11-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 0-N 2-A)
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (60-Y 34-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (15-Y 6-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Assigned HED sub: Early Childhood and Innovation
lower
Jan 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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