HB 1229 VA

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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.

• Phillip A. Scott Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101642D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
4. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107732D-H1 · lower
7. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
9. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
11. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N 0-A) · lower
12. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
13. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
14. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1229) · lower
15. Feb 26, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
16. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 1-N) · upper
17. Mar 5, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
18. Mar 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109077D-S1 · upper
19. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1229) · lower
28. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
30. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1229ER) · lower
31. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
32. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1229) · lower
33. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
34. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
35. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
36. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 756 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML