HB705
Health Ed. SOL & Curriculum Framework; Board of Education to include water safety instruction.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
April 6, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 204 (effective 7/1/2026)
Chief Patron:
Cliff Hayes (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Board of Education; Health Standards of Learning; water safety.
Requires the Board of Education, during its next regularly scheduled revision of the Health Education Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework, to develop and make available to each school board guidelines for a program of instruction on water safety to be provided as a part of any health education instruction ... (More) provided to elementary school students. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103870D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/23/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB705)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107000D-H1
- 02/04/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB705)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/09/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/09/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/10/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (82-Y 16-N 0-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108241D-S1
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/23/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB705)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/25/2026 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N 0-A)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/02/2026 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/04/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/04/2026 - House: House Conferees: Hayes, Simonds, Kilgore
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Perry, Pekarsky, Craig
- 03/12/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/13/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (77-Y 17-N 0-A)
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/30/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/30/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB705ER)
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB705)
- 03/31/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/31/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
- 03/31/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
- 04/06/2026 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 204 (effective 7/1/2026)
