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| Bill | Public schools; use of seclusion and restraint, report. | 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. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 1229 | Virginia HB 1229 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 1229 (2026) — Public schools; use of seclusion and restraint, report.
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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Education Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Education and Health Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- H VOTE: — 89–7 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 10–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 96–1 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education with substitute — 20–1 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education and Health with substitute — 14–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Phillip A. Scott — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-14 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101642D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-14 Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee - 2026-02-05 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
referral-committee - 2026-02-10 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
substitution - 2026-02-11 Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-11 Committee substitute printed 26107732D-H1
substitution - 2026-02-13 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-16 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-16 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-02-16 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-18 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2026-02-23 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1229)
- 2026-02-26 Assigned Education sub: Public Education
referral-committee - 2026-03-05 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-05 Senate subcommittee offered
- 2026-03-05 Committee substitute printed 26109077D-S1
substitution - 2026-03-06 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-06 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-06 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-09 Passed by for the day
- 2026-03-10 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-10 Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 2026-03-10 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-03-10 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-10 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1229)
- 2026-03-11 Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N 0-A)
substitution - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1229ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1229)
- 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 756 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1d48c16f-4325-4bfd-98a8-17beff844e1e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).