SB220Introduced in the Senate
High school student athlete; revising residency requirement to participate in athletic teams, report.
Introduced by Michael Jones, District 77
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Department of Education; review of high school student athlete eligibility requirements; report. Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Executive Committee of the Virginia High School League (VHSL), to review and make recommendations on revisions to the residency requirements established by the VHSL for participation of high school student athletes in high school athletic teams for the purpose of ensuring such requirements are aligned, to the maximum extent practicable, with the residency requirements for the enrollment of students in public schools in the Commonwealth.
Where it stands
Failed to Pass from conference
March 14, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 12, 2026
40
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | Yes |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| Chris Head | 3 | Yes |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | Yes |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101902D
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB220)
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Senate subcommittee offered
Senate subcommittee offered
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
Senate committee offered
Committee substitute printed 26107784D-S1
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Education
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
House committee offered
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB220)
Read second time
Passed by for the day
Read third time
committee amendment agreed to
Engrossed by House as amended
Passed House with amendment (85-Y 13-N 0-A)
House Amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
House insisted on amendment
House requested conference committee
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate Conferees: Jones, Bagby, Pillion
Conferees appointed by House
House Conferees: Askew, Cole of Fredericksburg, Scott of Spotsylvania
No further action taken
Failed to Pass from conference
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