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Public elementary or secondary school students; evidence-based restorative disciplinary practices. Prohibits any public elementary or secondary school student from being suspended, expelled, or excluded from attendance at school unless the school first considers at least one evidence-based restorative disciplinary practice, as defined in the bill, except in the case of certain enumerated serious offenses or aggravating circumstances, as defined in the bill.
Introduced
Jan 9, 2026
Last Action
Mar 11, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 8 co
Senate substitute agreed to by House (65-Y 34-N 0-A)
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Committee substitute printed 26108470D-S1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB298)
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
Senate subcommittee offered
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Read first time
Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 7-N)
Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)
Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
Committee substitute printed 26107705D-H1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB298)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
House subcommittee offered
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB298)
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
Referred to Committee on Education
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102624D
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Senate substitute agreed to by House (65-Y 34-N 0-A)
Delores L. McQuinn
Bonita G. Anthony
Betsy B. Carr
Barbara A. Favola
Michael J. Jones
Mamie E. Locke
Stella G. Pekarsky