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VA HB131

Bill

Status

Enrolled

3/6/2026

Primary Sponsor

Marcus Simon

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires Virginia public institutions of higher education to provide reasonable accommodations for students' religious beliefs and practices regarding admissions, class attendance, and scheduling of examinations and work assignments

  • Defines "reasonable accommodations" as changes that allow students to exercise religious beliefs without fundamentally altering educational requirements or placing undue hardship on the institution

  • Mandates institutions publish a grievance procedure in both student and faculty handbooks for students who believe they have been unreasonably denied religious accommodations

  • Adds new section 23.1-401.4 to the Code of Virginia governing public higher education institutions

Legislative Description

Higher educational institutions; reasonable accommodations for religious beliefs, etc.

Last Action

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

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Education: Higher Education2/23/2026
Education and Health2/4/2026
Education: Higher Education1/23/2026
Education1/3/2026

Full Bill Text

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