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SB817Introduced in the Senate

School bds.; parental notification of course registration deadlines and processes required, policies.

Passed

Introduced by David Suetterlein, District 4

What does this bill do?

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Official description

School boards; public middle and high schools; parental notification of course registration deadlines and processes required. Requires each school board to develop and implement, by the start of the 2026-2027 school year, policies requiring each public middle and high school in the school division to provide, at least 30 days prior to the course registration deadline, parental notification by email or SMS text message to the parent of each student in the public middle or high school of course enrollment deadlines and the process for requesting changes to the student's course selection.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0523)

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

House of DelegatesStage: Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 9, 2026

96

Yes

0

No

3

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

DelegateDistrictVote
Patrick Hope1Absent
Adele McClure2Yes
Alfonso Lopez3Yes
Charniele Herring4Yes
Kirk McPike5Yes
Richard Sullivan6Yes
Karen Keys-Gamarra7Yes
Irene Shin8Yes
Karrie Delaney9Yes
Dan Helmer10Yes

Bill history

  1. Presented and ordered printed 26105676D

  2. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB817)

  4. Assigned Education sub: Public Education

  5. Senate subcommittee offered

  6. Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

  7. Senate committee offered

  8. Committee substitute printed 26107357D-S1

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)

  11. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  12. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB817)

  13. Read second time

  14. Education and Health Substitute agreed to

  15. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  16. Rules suspended

  17. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  18. Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  19. Blank Action

  20. Placed on Calendar

  21. Read first time

  22. Referred to Committee on Education

  23. Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

  24. Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

  25. Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)

  26. Read second time

  27. Read third time

  28. Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)

  29. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB817)

  30. Enrolled

  31. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB817ER)

  32. Signed by Speaker

  33. Signed by President

  34. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

  35. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  36. Approved by Governor-Chapter 523 (effective 7/1/2026)

  37. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0523)

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