Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted

SB394 — Artificial intelligence; use of systems for student instruction.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0943)

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 31, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    11 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Artificial intelligence; use of systems for student instruction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0943)

  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 943 (effective 7/1/2026)

  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  4. S Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  5. H Signed by Speaker

  6. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB394)

  7. S Signed by President

  8. S Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB394ER)

  9. S Enrolled

  10. H Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N 0-A)

  11. S Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N 0-A)

  12. Conference Report released

  13. S Conference substitute printed 26109729D-S1

  14. H House Conferees: Rasoul, Maldonado, Cherry

  15. H Conferees appointed by House

  16. S Senate Conferees: Pekarsky, Favola, Head

  17. S Conferees appointed by Senate

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

  19. H House requested conference committee

  20. H House insisted on substitute

  21. S House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)

  22. H Passed House with substitute (96-Y 1-N 0-A)

  23. H Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  24. H committee substitute agreed to

  25. H Read third time

  26. H Read second time

  27. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB394)

  28. H Committee substitute printed 26108797D-H1

  29. H Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N)

  30. H Placed on Education Agenda

  31. H House subcommittee offered

  32. H Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)

  33. H Placed on Education Agenda

  34. H Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

  35. H Referred to Committee on Education

  36. H Referred from Communications, Technology and Innovation and referred to Education (Voice Vote)

  37. H Placed on Communications, Technology and Innovation Agenda

  38. H Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation

  39. H Read first time

  40. H Placed on Calendar

  41. S Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N 0-A)

  42. S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  43. S Rules suspended

  44. S Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  45. S Read second time

  46. S Passed by for the day

  47. S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)

  48. S Rules suspended

  49. S Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  50. S Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  51. S Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  52. S Assigned Education sub: Public Education

  53. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB394)

  54. S Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  55. S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105454D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 42 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed 95 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 95004
Total 95004
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Yea
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Yea
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
Eric Phillips — Yea
Eric R. Zehr — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Hillary Pugh Kent — Yea
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Not Voting
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Yea
Karen Hamilton — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kirk McPike — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Madison Whittle — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Mitchell Cornett — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Not Voting
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Not Voting
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Not Voting
Timothy P. Griffin — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Will Davis — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 37 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37201
Total 37201
% of votes cast 93%5%0%3%
How each member voted (40)

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Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

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Failed 0 Yea · 40 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 04000
Total 04000
% of votes cast 0%100%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

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Passed 96 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 96102
Total 96102
% of votes cast 97%1%0%2%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Yea
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Yea
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
Eric Phillips — Nay
Eric R. Zehr — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Hillary Pugh Kent — Yea
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Yea
Karen Hamilton — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kirk McPike — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Madison Whittle — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Mitchell Cornett — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Not Voting
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Not Voting
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Timothy P. Griffin — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Will Davis — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 20 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20101
Total 20101
% of votes cast 91%5%0%5%
How each member voted (22)

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Passed 38 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38101
Total 38101
% of votes cast 95%3%0%3%
How each member voted (40)

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Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39001
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)

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Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35005
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)

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Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)

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Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB394 do?
Artificial intelligence; use of systems for student instruction.
Who sponsors SB394?
SB394 is sponsored by Stella G. Pekarsky.
What is the current status of SB394?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2026. Enacted.
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