HB 1446 — School nurses; sickle cell disease training.

VA 20261 session

School nurses; sickle cell disease training. Directs local school divisions to require school nurses to complete, within six months of employment and at least every three years thereafter, an online or in-person course of instruction approved by the Board in collaboration with the Department of Health regarding recognition and management of sickle cell disease. This bill is identical to SB 822.

Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter

Sponsors (52)

Briana D. Sewell (D, VA) — sponsor
Jessica L. Anderson (D, VA) — cosponsor
Bonita G. Anthony (D, VA) — cosponsor
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (D, VA) — cosponsor
Gretchen M. Bulova (D, VA) — cosponsor
Katrina Callsen (D, VA) — cosponsor
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie (D, VA) — cosponsor
Betsy B. Carr (D, VA) — cosponsor
Stacey Annie Carroll (D, VA) — cosponsor
Laura Jane Cohen (D, VA) — cosponsor
Joshua G. Cole (D, VA) — cosponsor
Nicole Cole (D, VA) — cosponsor
Rae Cousins (D, VA) — cosponsor
Karrie K. Delaney (D, VA) — cosponsor
Lindsey Dougherty (D, VA) — cosponsor
Mark C. Downey (D, VA) — cosponsor
Michael B. Feggans (D, VA) — cosponsor
Lily V. Franklin (D, VA) — cosponsor
Margaret A. Franklin (D, VA) — cosponsor
Debra D. Gardner (D, VA) — cosponsor
Jackie H. Glass (D, VA) — cosponsor
Elizabeth R. Guzman (D, VA) — cosponsor
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (D, VA) — cosponsor
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D, VA) — cosponsor
Phil M. Hernandez (D, VA) — cosponsor
Charniele L. Herring (D, VA) — cosponsor
Patrick A. Hope (D, VA) — cosponsor
Karen Keys-Gamarra (D, VA) — cosponsor
Amy J. Laufer (D, VA) — cosponsor
Destiny LeVere Bolling (D, VA) — cosponsor
Alfonso H. Lopez (D, VA) — cosponsor
Michelle Lopes Maldonado (D, VA) — cosponsor
Marty Martinez (D, VA) — cosponsor
Adele Y. McClure (D, VA) — cosponsor
Delores L. McQuinn (D, VA) — cosponsor
Leslie Chambers Mehta (D, VA) — cosponsor
May Nivar (D, VA) — cosponsor
Kimberly Pope Adams (D, VA) — cosponsor
Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, VA) — cosponsor
Sam Rasoul (D, VA) — cosponsor
Atoosa R. Reaser (D, VA) — cosponsor
Charlie Schmidt (D, VA) — cosponsor
Irene Shin (D, VA) — cosponsor
Marcus B. Simon (D, VA) — cosponsor
JJ Singh (D, VA) — cosponsor
Joshua E. Thomas (D, VA) — cosponsor
Virgil Thornton (D, VA) — cosponsor
Luke E. Torian (D, VA) — cosponsor
Kathy K.L. Tran (D, VA) — cosponsor
Jeion A. Ward (D, VA) — cosponsor
Vivian E. Watts (D, VA) — cosponsor
Rodney T. Willett (D, VA) — cosponsor

Action timeline (36)

2026-01-22 · house · H4022 —
2026-01-22 · house · H0901 —
2026-02-04 · house · H8500 —
2026-02-05 · house · H0912 —
2026-02-10 · house · H0916 —
2026-02-11 · house · H0905 —
2026-02-11 · house · H0212 —
2026-02-13 · house · H0216 —
2026-02-13 · house · H0205 —
2026-02-15 · house · H4110 —
2026-02-16 · house · H4122 —
2026-02-17 · house · H5000 —
2026-02-18 · senate · S4140 —
2026-02-18 · senate · S0401 —
2026-02-26 · senate · S0405 —
2026-03-06 · senate · S0505 —
2026-03-09 · senate · S4150 —
2026-03-09 · senate · S4145 —
2026-03-09 · senate · S4160 —
2026-03-09 · senate · S4160 —
2026-03-10 · senate · S4130 —
2026-03-10 · senate · S4130 —
2026-03-10 · senate · S5022 —
2026-03-10 · senate · S5100 —
2026-03-30 · house · H5610 —
2026-03-30 · house · H5601 —
2026-03-30 · senate · S5620 —
2026-03-31 · house · H8500 —
2026-03-31 · house · H7010 —
2026-03-31 · G7010 —
2026-03-31 · house · H5620 —
2026-03-31 · house · H7010 —
2026-03-31 · G7010 —
2026-04-13 · G7050 —
2026-04-13 · G9998 —
2026-04-13 · G9998 —

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Who matters on this bill

Who matters

Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.

#	Member	Role	Voted	Score
1	Briana D. Sewell (D, state_lower VA)	sponsor	—	5
2	Adele Y. McClure (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
3	Alfonso H. Lopez (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
4	Amy J. Laufer (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
5	Atoosa R. Reaser (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
6	Betsy B. Carr (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
7	Bonita G. Anthony (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
8	C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
9	Charlie Schmidt (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
10	Charniele L. Herring (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
11	Debra D. Gardner (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
12	Delores L. McQuinn (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
13	Destiny LeVere Bolling (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
14	Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
15	Elizabeth R. Guzman (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
16	Gretchen M. Bulova (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
17	Irene Shin (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
18	JJ Singh (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
19	Jackie H. Glass (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
20	Jeion A. Ward (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
21	Jessica L. Anderson (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
22	Joshua E. Thomas (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
23	Joshua G. Cole (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
24	Karen Keys-Gamarra (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1
25	Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie (D, state_lower VA)	cosponsor	—	1

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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no

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