VirginiaPublic schools; use of seclusion and restraint, report.
What it does
Department of Education; use of seclusion and restraint in public schools; certain actions; report. Requires the Department of Education to (i) provide to each local school board a link to or a copy of the Board of Education's Regulations Governing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia and encourage each such board to fully comply with such regulations and (ii) submit to the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than October 1, 2026, a report on the current implementation and utilization of such regulations that shall include (a) a detailed summary of the Department's current processes and procedures for enforcing such regulations and (b) a compilation and analysis of data relating to how such regulations are currently being implemented and utilized by public schools in each school division.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 756 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1229)
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1229ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 11Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1229)
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Mar 10Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 10Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- Mar 10Read third timeMinor
- Mar 9Passed by for the day
- Mar 6Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 6Rules suspended
- Mar 5Committee substitute printed 26109077D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 5Senate subcommittee offered
- Mar 5Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 1-N)Minor
- Feb 26Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Feb 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1229)
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Read first timeMinor
- Feb 11Committee substitute printed 26107732D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N)Minor
- Feb 10Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Assigned HED sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101642DIntroduced