HB199Introduced in the House of Delegates
Standards of Learning assessments; through-year growth assessment system eliminated.
Introduced by Sam Rasoul, District 38
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Board of Education; through-year growth assessment system eliminated. Eliminates the requirement that the Board of Education establish, in lieu of a one-time end-of-year assessment, a through-year growth assessment system, aligned with the Standards of Learning, for the administration of reading and mathematics assessments in grades three through eight. The bill removes from current law other provisions relating to the administration of such through-year growth assessments.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0914)
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
House of DelegatesStage: Senate substitute agreed to by House (91-Y 6-N 0-A) · March 10, 2026
91
Yes
6
No
2
Absent or Not Voting
99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hope | 1 | Yes |
| Adele McClure | 2 | Yes |
| Alfonso Lopez | 3 | Yes |
| Charniele Herring | 4 | Yes |
| Kirk McPike | 5 | Yes |
| Richard Sullivan | 6 | Yes |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | 7 | Yes |
| Irene Shin | 8 | Yes |
| Karrie Delaney | 9 | Yes |
| Dan Helmer | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101314D
Referred to Committee on Education
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education (19-Y 2-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB199)
Read first time
Read second time and engrossed
Read third time and passed House (92-Y 6-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Senate subcommittee offered
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate committee offered
Committee substitute printed 26108111D-S1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB199)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate substitute agreed to by House (91-Y 6-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB199ER)
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB199)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 914 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0914)
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