HB299Introduced in the House of Delegates
SOL assessments and related assessment methods; development, administration, scoring, and release.
Introduced by Dan Helmer, District 10
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Board of Education; Standards of Learning assessments and related assessment methods; development, administration, scoring, and release. Makes several clarifying revisions to applicable law relating to the development, administration, and scoring of Standards of Learning assessments and related assessment methods for determining the level of achievement of Standards of Learning objectives by all students, including (i) clarifying that students who are children with disabilities, as that term is defined by applicable law, who participate in alternative methods of Standards of Learning assessment administration or in alternate assessments through the Virginia Alternate Assessment Program are exempt from several requirements set forth in applicable law relating to the administration and grading of Standards of Learning assessments and related assessments and (ii) repealing the provisions requiring the Board of Education to establish a through-year growth assessment system in lieu of a one-time end-of-year assessment. The provisions of the bill limiting the number of end-of-course assessments that may be administered to students in grades seven through 12 and requiring the score received by each student in grades seven through 12 on an end-of-course assessment to account for at least 10 percent of the student's final grade in such course are subject to a contingent and delayed effective date. This bill is identical to SB 200.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102)
April 6, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
House of DelegatesStage: Senate substitute agreed to by House (90-Y 8-N 0-A) · March 10, 2026
90
Yes
8
No
1
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.
What do people think?
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How would you vote on this bill?
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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 26104302D
Referred to Committee on Education
House committee offered
Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 3-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107407D-H1
Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 3-N)
Read first time
Read second time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time and passed House (86-Y 11-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB299)
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate subcommittee offered
Committee substitute printed 26108901D-S1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB299)
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 (90-Y 8-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB299ER)
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB299)
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 102 (effective - see bill)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102)
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