Legislation - HB0505

Title: Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student School Transfers - Academic Records Documentation
Sponsored by: Delegates Smith, Acevero, Davis, J. Long, and Toles
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school receiving transfer of a student to accept certain unofficial documents to satisfy the academic records requirement from the sending school in the event that a dispute between the sending school and the student has caused the sending school to deny the request for the official academic transcript and records of the transferring student.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/27/2026 Legislative Date 1/27/2026 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student School Transfers - Academic Records Documentation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/04/2026 Action Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2026 Legislative Date 3/11/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/28/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {233628/1 Adopted Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/28/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student School Transfers - Academic Records Documentation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (120-11) Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2026 Legislative Date 2/28/2026 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 39AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/20/2026 Action Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/27/2026	1/27/2026	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student School Transfers - Academic Records Documentation
House	2/04/2026	2/04/2026	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/11/2026	3/11/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/12/2026	2/28/2026	Favorable with Amendments {233628/1 Adopted	37 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2026	2/28/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	37 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student School Transfers - Academic Records Documentation
House	3/13/2026	3/01/2026	Third Reading Passed (120-11)	38 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2026	2/28/2026	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	39AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2026	3/20/2026	Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.

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