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VA HB333
Bill
Status
3/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Dan Helmer
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AI Summary
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Authorizes Virginia school boards to provide instruction on the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol, subject to specific content requirements
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Prohibits describing or portraying the events as "peaceful protest" in any curriculum, instructional materials, or teacher instruction
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Prohibits stating or suggesting that extensive election fraud could have changed or actually changed the results of the 2020 presidential election
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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"
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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