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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2278: School boards/division superintendent; review of accessibility challenges in local school division.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2278 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: School boards/division superintendent; review of accessibility challenges in local school division. Primary sponsor: Cia Price (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0566).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

School boards or division superintendents; review accessibility challenges in the local school division; report. Requires each school board or division superintendent, in consultation with such other stakeholders as it deems appropriate, to review the extent to which (i) public elementary and secondary school buildings and grounds in the local school division present physical accessibility challenges and barriers for individuals with disabilities, including challenges and barriers that may prevent such individuals from fully participating in school activities; (ii) challenges in access to programming and supports exist for individuals with disabilities at public elementary and secondary schools in the local school division; (iii) such schools have begun or plan to address and eliminate all such challenges and barriers; and (iv) state agencies can assist such schools to address and eliminate all such challenges and barriers and fully comply with all applicable state and federal laws. The bill requires each school board or division superintendent to report the findings of such review and any associated recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education no later than November 1, 2025.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cia PricePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Elizabeth Bennett-ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Laura Jane CohenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Jackie GlassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0566)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 566 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2278ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Conference report agreed to by House (53-Y 42-N)
  10. Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  11. Conference substitute printed 25108007D-H1
  12. Amended by conference committee

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source