Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 842: School boards; expands availability of allowable alternatives for pupil transportation.
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 842 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: School boards; expands availability of allowable alternatives for pupil transportation. Primary sponsor: Terry Austin (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (November 19, 2024): Left in Education and Health.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Schools boards; pupil transportation; alternatives. Expands the availability of allowable alternatives to traditional school bus transportation services relating to the transportation of students to and from school or school-related activities, including permitting any school board of a school division for which providing transportation by school bus is not cost effective to use a portion of its transportation funding to provide a grant to any parent of a student who provides student transportation to and from school, subject to certain conditions enumerated in the bill.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Austin | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 37 |
| Tom Garrett | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 56 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Education and Health
- Continued to 2025 in Education and Health (14-Y 1-N)
- Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
- Impact statement from DPB (HB842E)
- Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- VOTE: Passage (81-Y 19-N)
- Read third time and passed House (81-Y 19-N)
- Passed by for the day
- Printed as engrossed 24103262D-E
- Engrossed by House as amended HB842E
- Committee amendment agreed to
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