HB 468 VA Became Law
Students with disabilities; development of transition IEP, access by students, report.
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Summary
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; guidelines for developing a transition IEP; report. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (the Council), in consultation with the Department of Education and representatives of public institutions of higher education and public secondary schools in the Commonwealth, to develop and submit to the Department of Education for public posting and access by the individualized education program (IEP) team of any student with a disability guidelines for developing a transition IEP to help facilitate the timely provision of transition services and accommodations for students with disabilities by public institutions of higher education across the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Council to encourage private institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth to make such guidelines available to help facilitate the timely provision of transition services and accommodations for such students at such institutions. The bill requires the Council to submit to the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by November 1, 2026, a report on its findings and recommendations that includes a copy of such guidelines.
Sponsor (1)
- Laura Jane Cohen Democratic · primary
Action history (32)
- Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101370D · lower
- Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
- Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB468) · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HED sub: Higher Education · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) · lower
- Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute (18-Y 3-N) · lower
- Feb 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106853D-H1 · lower
- Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB468) · lower
- Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Feb 9, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
- Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (87-Y 10-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
- Feb 23, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Higher Education · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
- Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB468ER) · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB468) · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
- Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
- Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 619 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
- Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0619) · executive
Text versions (12)
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
- Education Substitute · PDF
- Education Substitute · HTML
- Education Substitute · PDF
- Education Substitute · HTML
- Higher Education Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
- Higher Education Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
- Introduced · PDF
- Introduced · HTML
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