HB 849 VA

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Public school employees; suspension; notice and opportunity for a hearing. Provides that no school board employee shall be suspended without notice and, if applicable, an opportunity to be heard and amends current law to require any individual who has been so suspended, regardless of the length of the suspension, to continue to receive his then applicable salary unless and until the school board, after a hearing, determines otherwise. Under current law, such requirement only applies to any individual who has been suspended for a period in excess of five days.

• Rae Cousins Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104090D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB849) · lower
4. Feb 2, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
12. Feb 19, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
13. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
14. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
15. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
18. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 6, 2026 Enrolled · lower
20. Mar 6, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB849ER) · lower
21. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
22. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by President · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB849) · lower
24. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
25. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
26. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 233 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
27. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0233) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML