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SB220 • 2026

High school student athlete; revising residency requirement to participate in athletic teams, report.

<p class=ldtitle>A BILL to direct the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Executive Committee of the Virginia High School League, to review and make recommendations on revising the residency requirements for high school student athletes to participate in high school athletic teams.</p>

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Jones
Last action
2026-03-14
Official status
Failed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill's status label indicates it was enacted, but the last action shows it failed to pass from conference. This discrepancy needs clarification.

Review of High School Athlete Residency Rules

This bill directs the Department of Education and the Virginia High School League to review residency requirements for high school student athletes and make recommendations on revisions.

What This Bill Does

  • Directs the Department of Education to work with the Executive Committee of the VHSL to review residency requirements for high school student athletes.
  • Requires them to make recommendations on revising these rules.

Who It Names or Affects

  • High school students who want to play sports in Virginia.
  • The Department of Education and the VHSL.

Terms To Know

Residency requirements
Rules about where a person needs to live to be eligible for something, like playing on a school team or going to public schools.
Virginia High School League (VHSL)
An organization that oversees high school sports in Virginia and sets rules for student athletes.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the residency requirements will be changed.
  • It is unclear if or when a report with recommendations will be made public.

Amendments

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

SB220AHC1

2026-03-04 • Committee

Education Amendment

Plain English: The amendment changes the year from 2026 to 2027 in a bill about reviewing residency requirements for high school student athletes.

  • Changes the target year of the review and recommendations from 2026 to 2027.
  • The amendment only specifies changing the year and does not provide details on what changes this will cause in the bill's implementation or content.
SB220AH1

2026-03-04 • Committee

Education Amendment

Plain English: The amendment changes the year from 2026 to 2027 in a specific part of the bill.

  • Changes the year mentioned in the bill text from '2026' to '2027'.
  • This amendment only specifies changing one date and does not provide details about what this change means for the overall content or implementation of the bill.
SB220EDOC

2026-03-10 • House

House Amendment

Plain English: The amendment changes the year from 2026 to 2027 in a specific part of the bill.

  • Changes the year mentioned in the bill text from '2026' to '2027'.
  • The amendment only specifies changing one word and does not provide context on why this change is necessary or what impact it will have.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-14 Senate

    No further action taken

  2. 2026-03-14 Senate

    Failed to Pass from conference

  3. 2026-03-14 Senate

    Failed to Pass from conference

  4. 2026-03-12 Senate

    Senate Conferees: Jones, Bagby, Pillion

  5. 2026-03-12 Senate

    Conferees appointed by Senate

  6. 2026-03-12 House

    House insisted on amendment

  7. 2026-03-12 House

    House requested conference committee

  8. 2026-03-12 Senate

    Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  9. 2026-03-12 House

    Conferees appointed by House

  10. 2026-03-12 House

    House Conferees: Askew, Cole of Fredericksburg, Scott of Spotsylvania

  11. 2026-03-11 Senate

    House Amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)

  12. 2026-03-10 House

    Read third time

  13. 2026-03-10 House

    committee amendment agreed to

  14. 2026-03-10 House

    Engrossed by House as amended

  15. 2026-03-10 House

    Passed House with amendment (85-Y 13-N 0-A)

  16. 2026-03-09 House

    Passed by for the day

  17. 2026-03-06 House

    Read second time

  18. 2026-03-04 Education

    Reported from Education with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N)

  19. 2026-03-04 House

    House committee offered

  20. 2026-03-04 Education

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB220)

  21. 2026-03-03 K-12 Subcommittee

    Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)

  22. 2026-02-26 K-12 Subcommittee

    Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

  23. 2026-02-24 House

    Placed on Calendar

  24. 2026-02-24 House

    Read first time

  25. 2026-02-24 Education

    Referred to Committee on Education

  26. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  27. 2026-02-16 Senate

    Read second time

  28. 2026-02-16 Senate

    Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

  29. 2026-02-16 Education and Health

    Education and Health Substitute agreed to

  30. 2026-02-16 Senate

    Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

  31. 2026-02-13 Senate

    Rules suspended

  32. 2026-02-13 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  33. 2026-02-13 Senate

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

  34. 2026-02-13 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  35. 2026-02-13 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)

  36. 2026-02-13 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  37. 2026-02-12 Education and Health

    Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A)

  38. 2026-02-12 Public Education

    Senate subcommittee offered

  39. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Senate committee offered

  40. 2026-02-12 Education and Health

    Committee substitute printed 26107784D-S1

  41. 2026-02-05 Public Education

    Senate subcommittee offered

  42. 2026-02-05 Public Education

    Assigned Education sub: Public Education

  43. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB220)

  44. 2026-01-09 Senate

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101902D

  45. 2026-01-09 Education and Health

    Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Official Summary Text

Department of Education; review of high school student athlete eligibility requirements; report.
Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Executive Committee of the Virginia High School League (VHSL), to review and make recommendations on revisions to the residency requirements established by the VHSL for participation of high school student athletes in high school athletic teams for the purpose of ensuring such requirements are aligned, to the maximum extent practicable, with the residency requirements for the enrollment of students in public schools in the Commonwealth.

Current Bill Text

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AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE

EDUCATION

1. Line 25, engrossed, after
1,

strike

2026

insert

2027