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HB1229Introduced in the House of Delegates

Public schools; use of seclusion and restraint, report.

Passed

Introduced by Phillip Scott, District 63

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0756)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

House of DelegatesStage: Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N 0-A) · March 11, 2026

96

Yes

1

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each delegate voted

DelegateDistrictVote
Patrick Hope1Absent
Adele McClure2Yes
Alfonso Lopez3Yes
Charniele Herring4Yes
Kirk McPike5Yes
Richard Sullivan6Yes
Karen Keys-Gamarra7Yes
Irene Shin8Yes
Karrie Delaney9Yes
Dan Helmer10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101642D

  2. Referred to Committee on Education

  3. Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

  4. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)

  5. Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N)

  6. Committee substitute printed 26107732D-H1

  7. Read first time

  8. Read second time

  9. committee substitute agreed to

  10. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  11. Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N 0-A)

  12. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  13. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  14. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1229)

  15. Assigned Education sub: Public Education

  16. Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 1-N)

  17. Senate subcommittee offered

  18. Committee substitute printed 26109077D-S1

  19. Rules suspended

  20. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  21. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  22. Passed by for the day

  23. Read third time

  24. Education and Health Substitute agreed to

  25. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  26. Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  27. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1229)

  28. Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N 0-A)

  29. Enrolled

  30. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1229ER)

  31. Signed by President

  32. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1229)

  33. Signed by Speaker

  34. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  35. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  36. Approved by Governor-Chapter 756 (effective 7/1/2026)

  37. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0756)

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