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IntroducedJan 14, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Virginia House Bill
School board policies; prohibition on use of AI chatbots for certain student instructional purposes.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 02, 2026: Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute and referred to Education (20-Y 2-N)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1186
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Votes
YES: 20
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
- Irene Shin
- Alfonso H. Lopez
- Jeion A. Ward
- Jackie H. Glass
- Holly M. Seibold
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
- Karen Keys-Gamarra
- Marty Martinez
- Lindsey Dougherty
- Lily V. Franklin
- JJ Singh
- Charlie Schmidt
- Garrett McGuire
- Joseph P. McNamara
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.
- Delores Oates
- Karen Hamilton
- Justin Pence
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- House subcommittee offered
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Education (9-Y 1-N)
- Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute and referred to Education (20-Y 2-N)
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Assigned HST sub: Communications
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1186)
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101321D
- Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
Bill Texts
- IntroducedHTML
- IntroducedPDF
- Communications, Technology and Innovation SubstituteHTML
- Communications, Technology and Innovation SubstitutePDF
- Communications, Technology and Innovation SubstituteHTML
- Communications, Technology and Innovation SubstitutePDF
- Communications Subcommittee SubstituteHTML
- Communications Subcommittee SubstitutePDF
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