Virginia 2027 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 1017 — School boards; excusing students from attendance at school, verified medical reasons.

Last action — Continued from last session

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House of Delegates.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

This bill requires school boards to excuse students' absences for verified medical reasons.

School boards must excuse students from attendance for up to 30 school days if they provide written verification from a healthcare provider regarding medical reasons. This ensures that students are not penalized for legitimate health-related absences.

What this means for you
  • Families: Families can ensure their children are excused from school for legitimate medical reasons without penalty.

Summary

School boards; excusing students from attendance at school; grounds; verified medical reasons. Requires each school board to excuse from attendance any pupil who, for any continuous period of time not exceeding 30 school days in length, is absent from school for medical reasons as verified in writing by the student's health care provider.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Continued from last session

  2. Continued to next session in Education (Voice Vote)

  3. Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

  4. House subcommittee offered

  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1017)

  6. Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

  7. Referred to Committee on Education

  8. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104891D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

healthcare education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1017 do?
School boards; excusing students from attendance at school; grounds; verified medical reasons. Requires each school board to excuse from attendance any pupil who, for any continuous period of time not exceeding 30 school days in length, is absent from school for medical reasons as verified in writing by the student's health care provider.
Who sponsors HB 1017?
HB 1017 is sponsored by Kathy K.L. Tran.
What is the current status of HB 1017?
This bill is in committee in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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