Public elementary & secondary schools, etc. display of Ten Commandments in each classroom required.
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HB1146 — Public elementary & secondary schools, etc. display of Ten Commandments in each classroom required.
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
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Summary
Public elementary & secondary schools, etc. display of Ten Commandments in each classroom required.
Bill Text
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Read HB1146 on the official Virginia source →Compared against the Code of Virginia as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.
This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Code of Virginia: 22.1-202.2.
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A. Each school board
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shall display in each classroom in each
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public elementary and secondary school in the local school division
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the Ten Commandments on a poster or framed document that is at least
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11
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inches by
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14
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inches
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and
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that includes
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:
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1.
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A
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s the central focus
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the
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following
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text printed in a large, easily readable font:
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"
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The Ten Commandments
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I AM the LORD thy God.
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Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
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Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven images.
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Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain.
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Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
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Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
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Thou shalt not kill.
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Thou shalt not commit adultery.
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Thou shalt not steal.
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Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house.
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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his cattle, nor anything that is thy neighbor's."; and
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2. The following context statement:
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"The History of the Ten Commandments in American Public Education
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The Ten Commandments were a prominent part of American public education for almost three centuries. Around the year 1688, The New England Primer became the first published American textbook and was the equivalent of a first grade reader. The New England Primer was used in public schools throughout the United States for more than
Inserts “The Ten Commandments were a prominent part of American public education for almost three centuries. Around the year 1688, The New England Primer became the first published American textbook and was the equivalent of a first grade reader. The New England Primer was used in public schools throughout the United States for more than”.
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years to teach Americans to read and contained more than 40 questions about the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments were also included in public school textbooks published by educator William McGuffey, a noted university president and professor. A version of his famous McGuffey Readers was written in the early 1800s and became one of the most popular textbooks in the history of American education, selling more than
Inserts “years to teach Americans to read and contained more than 40 questions about the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments were also included in public school textbooks published by educator William McGuffey, a noted university president and professor. A version of his famous McGuffey Readers was written in the early 1800s and became one of the most popular textbooks in the history of American education, selling more than”.
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100
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million copies. Copies of the McGuffey Readers are still available today. The Ten Commandments also appeared in textbooks published by Noah Webster
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that
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were widely used in American public schools along with America's first comprehensive dictionary that Webster also published. His textbook, The American Spelling Book, contained the Ten Commandments and sold more than
Inserts “were widely used in American public schools along with America's first comprehensive dictionary that Webster also published. His textbook, The American Spelling Book, contained the Ten Commandments and sold more than”.
Action History
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H Left in Education
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H Placed on Education Agenda
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H Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
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H Referred to Committee on Education
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H Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100171D
Sponsors
- Timothy P. Griffin · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
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- What does HB1146 do?
- Public elementary & secondary schools, etc. display of Ten Commandments in each classroom required.
- Who sponsors HB1146?
- HB1146 is sponsored by Timothy P. Griffin.
- What is the current status of HB1146?
- This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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