VirginiaSpecial education due process hearings; dismissal of certain vexatious and repetitive complaints.
What it does
Students with disabilities; due process hearings; certain complaints; study. Permits (i) a special education due process hearing officer, upon determination that a due process hearing complaint filed pursuant to applicable law contains substantively the same issues as a previously adjudicated due process hearing complaint and evidences a clear pattern of initiating vexatious and repetitive litigation, to dismiss the complaint and (ii) any party aggrieved by such a dismissal to bring a civil action pursuant to applicable law. The bill provides that none of the bill's provisions shall be construed to require the dismissal of any complaint or any portion thereof that alleges a new claim of noncompliance within the subject matter jurisdiction of the due process hearing officer under applicable law and regulations.
More detail
The bill also directs the Virginia Commission on Youth to study and make recommendations on the provisions of the bill as a part of its ongoing study of the Commonwealth's special education dispute resolution system required pursuant to applicable law. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0294)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 294 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2606)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2606ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (77-Y 18-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by House (77-Y 18-N)Minor
- Feb 21Conference substitute printed 25107997D-H3
- Feb 21Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Delegates: Rasoul, McQuinn, Ware
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20Senators: Pekarsky, VanValkenburg, Pillion
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20House acceded to request
- Feb 20Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 20Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 19Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N)
- Vote recorded Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2606)
- Feb 18Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 18Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- Feb 18Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 25107372D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 10Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (68-Y 31-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (68-Y 31-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2606)
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - floor substitute
- Feb 3Delegate Ware Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Education Substitute rejected
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Read first timeMinor
- Jan 31Floor substitute printed 25106606D-H2 (Ware)
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2606)
- Jan 29Committee substitute printed 25106164D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with substitute (19-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Reported from Education with substitute (19-Y 3-N)Minor
- Jan 27Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Assigned Educ sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2606)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 13Presented and ordered printed 25104660DIntroduced