Legislation - HB0534

Title: Nonpublic Schools - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt
Sponsored by: Delegates Smith, Acevero, Amprey, Coley, Conaway, Davis, J. Long, Ruff, Toles, and Young
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting nonpublic schools that participate in State-funded education programs from refusing to provide a current or former student or the student's parent or guardian with a transcript or taking other punitive measures regarding a student's transcript request because the student owes a debt to the nonpublic school.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Witness List

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0184 Session: 2025 Regular Session

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 - Nonpublic Schools - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt 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 Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/28/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/28/2026 Action Floor Amendment {243726/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (39-93) Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/28/2026 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Nonpublic Schools - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (95-36) 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 - Nonpublic Schools - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt
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 Report by Ways and Means
House	3/12/2026	2/28/2026	Favorable Adopted	37 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2026	2/28/2026	Floor Amendment {243726/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (39-93)	37 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2026	2/28/2026	Second Reading Passed	37 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Nonpublic Schools - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt
House	3/13/2026	3/01/2026	Third Reading Passed (95-36)	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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