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VA HB333

Bill

Status

Enrolled

3/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Dan Helmer

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes Virginia school boards to provide instruction on the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol, subject to specific content requirements

  • Prohibits describing or portraying the events as "peaceful protest" in any curriculum, instructional materials, or teacher instruction

  • Prohibits stating or suggesting that extensive election fraud could have changed or actually changed the results of the 2020 presidential election

  • Requires any instruction to describe January 6, 2021, as "an unprecedented, violent attack on United States democratic institutions, infrastructure, and representatives for the purpose of overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election"

  • Adds new section 22.1-202.2 to the Code of Virginia governing public school programs and courses of instruction

Legislative Description

Public schools; programs and courses of instruction; instruction on January 6 insurrection.

Last Action

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

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Education: Public Education2/19/2026
Education and Health2/4/2026
Education: K-121/23/2026
Education1/11/2026

Full Bill Text

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