VA-SB19-2026
Virginia · SB 19 · 2026
DOE; policies relating to instructional material that contains sexually explicit content.
Pro-LGBTQ+Enacted
- Bill key
- VA-SB19-2026
- State
- Virginia
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- passed
- Law status
- Active
- Citation (Bluebook)
- S.B. 19, 2026 Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Va. 2026) (enacted), https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB19.
- Short citation
- Va. S.B. 19.
- Enacted as
- Approved by Governor-Chapter 322 (effective 7/1/2026)
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
DOE; policies relating to instructional material that contains sexually explicit content.
Curator notes
Forbids bans on sexually explicit content from being used to censor or remove books from K12 schools
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamie Locke | Democratic | Senator | SD-023 | Primary sponsor |
Bill text
- As introduced (2,582 characters)
- As enrolled or final (2,436 characters)
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