LEGISLATIVE
WATCH.
Tracking legislation affecting constitutional rights, homeschooling, private education, and Virginia families. Read the proposals, follow their progress, and examine what they would change.
WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED?
Each legislative session brings proposals that could change Virginia law. This page highlights selected bills, provides brief summaries, and links directly to the Virginia General Assembly's official legislative records. Bill status may change after publication.
BILLS TO WATCH.
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Firearm & Ammunition Tax
This proposal would impose an 11% tax on gross receipts from specified retail firearm and ammunition sales.
What Would This Bill Do?
HB 919 proposes an additional tax related to firearm and ammunition retail transactions.
- Establishes an 11% tax measured against specified retail gross receipts.
- Would affect covered firearm and ammunition sellers.
- The effect on consumer prices would depend on how sellers respond to the tax.
Read the official bill text and history for definitions, exceptions, and amendments.
Read HB 919Private School Tuition Standards
Establishes additional requirements for private elementary and secondary schools receiving specified public tuition funding.
What Would This Bill Do?
The proposal addresses conditions attached to certain forms of public funding for private school tuition.
- Requires participating students to take Standards of Learning assessments.
- Requires participating schools to receive accountability ratings.
- Establishes nondiscrimination requirements for participating schools.
The requirements are tied to the public funding described in the bill, not automatically to every private school. Review the latest substitute text for the operative language.
Read HB 359Homeschool Legislation
Monitoring proposals concerning home instruction, parental notification, educational assessments, and homeschool participation requirements.
What Are We Monitoring?
- Changes to home instruction notification requirements.
- Proposed changes to student assessment or evaluation.
- Rules concerning parental qualifications and oversight.
- Homeschool student access to educational opportunities.
Virginia's existing home instruction requirements are primarily established in § 22.1-254.1.
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