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HB941 • 2026

High school graduation requirements; hands-on bleeding control training.

<p class=ldtitle>A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-253.13:4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to high school graduation requirements; hands-on bleeding control training.</p>

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Clark
Last action
2026-02-18
Official status
Failed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date of July 1, 2027, is mentioned in the official bill text but was not included in the candidate explanation.

High School Graduation Requirements; Hands-on Bleeding Control Training

This law requires high school students to receive hands-on bleeding control training as part of their graduation requirements.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Board of Education to establish hands-on bleeding control training as a requirement for high school graduation.

Who It Names or Affects

  • High school students who need to complete the new requirement for graduation.
  • Schools and teachers responsible for implementing the training.

Terms To Know

Bleeding control kit
A set of tools used to stop bleeding in emergencies, as defined by relevant laws.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how schools will fund or implement the new training requirement.
  • It is unclear when exactly the Board of Education will establish the details of this requirement.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB941AHC1

2026-02-04 • Committee

Early Childhood and Innovation Subcommittee Amendment

Plain English: The amendment adds a specific date when the bill's requirements will take effect.

  • Adds that the new law requiring hands-on bleeding control training for high school graduation will start on July 1, 2027.
HB941AH1

2026-02-09 • Committee

Education Amendment

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section to make sure that certain high school graduation requirements rules start working on July 1, 2027.

  • Adds a new rule stating when the bill's provisions will take effect.
  • Does not provide details about what specific high school graduation requirements are being changed or added.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-18 House

    Left in Committee Appropriations

  2. 2026-02-11 Elementary & Secondary Education

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

  3. 2026-02-09 Elementary & Secondary Education

    Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education

  4. 2026-02-09 Education

    Reported from Education with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 7-N)

  5. 2026-02-04 Early Childhood and Innovation

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 2-N)

  6. 2026-01-30 Early Childhood and Innovation

    Assigned HED sub: Early Childhood and Innovation

  7. 2026-01-30 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB941)

  8. 2026-01-13 House

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101865D

  9. 2026-01-13 Education

    Referred to Committee on Education

Official Summary Text

High school graduation requirements; hands-on bleeding control training.
Requires the Board of Education to establish as a requirement for graduation from high school hands-on practice of the skills necessary to perform bleeding control using a bleeding control kit, as such term is defined in relevant law.

Current Bill Text

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HB 941

EDUCATION

1. After line 210, introduced

insert

2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective on July 1, 2027.