Virginia House Bill 139
Session 2026
School board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers.
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 2, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
139
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Motion Text
H VOTE:
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Charlie Schmidt
Yes
Yes
Ellen H. McLaughlin
No
Gretchen M. Bulova
Yes
Yes
Yes
Didn't Vote
Jessica L. Anderson
Yes
John Chilton McAuliff
Yes
Didn't Vote
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Yes
Kimberly Pope Adams
Yes
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Yes
Lily V. Franklin
Yes
Margaret A. Franklin
Yes
Mark C. Downey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stacey Annie Carroll
Yes
Summary
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 22.1-296, 51.1-142.2, and 51.1-142.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers; purchase of service credit.
School board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers; purchase of service credit. Requires each school board to adopt a policy to approve unpaid educational leave for school board employees who are state employee association executive officers and for up to two school board employees who are local employee association officers for a maximum of four years per officer. The bill permits employee association officers approved for such leave to purchase service credit with the Virginia Retirement System for such period of leave.
Engrossed
Education Amendment
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB139)
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03/02/2026
Senate
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
03/02/2026
Senate
Read third time
02/27/2026
Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
02/27/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
02/27/2026
Senate
Rules suspended
02/26/2026
Senate
Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
02/19/2026
Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
02/04/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/04/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
02/03/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB139)
02/03/2026
House
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
02/02/2026
House
Engrossed by House as amended
02/02/2026
House
committee amendments agreed to
02/02/2026
House
Read second time
01/30/2026
House
Read first time
01/28/2026
House
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N)
01/28/2026
House
House committee offered
01/27/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
01/23/2026
House
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
01/13/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB139)
01/05/2026
House
Referred to Committee on Education
01/05/2026
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100531D
Sources
VA Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 20, 2026 9:27:21 PM
Record Updated
Mar 5, 2026 12:54:00 AM