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Rights, restrictions & the places between.
VA HB1242 (2026)
K-12 schools and institutions of higher education; student participation in women's sports, etc.
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
K-12 schools and institutions of higher education; student participation in women's sports; civil cause of action.
- Jurisdiction
- Virginia
- Session
- 2026 Regular Regular Session
- Stage reported
- Introduced Session adjourned
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Left in Education
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Sports Ban: K12Sports Ban: Colleges
Links
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (Jan 14, 2026)(opens another site)
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102027D | |
| House | Referred to Committee on Education | |
| House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1242) | |
| House | Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee | |
| House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N) | |
| House | Left in Education |
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