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Special education; student age range restrictions in educational settings. Prohibits any student with a disability in grades kindergarten through six from being regularly placed in any educational setting, including any specialized educational setting, in which the maximum age range exceeds four years unless the student's individualized education program (IEP) team determines that an exception is appropriate and justifies such exception in the student's IEP. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
Introduced
Jan 12, 2026
Last Action
Mar 11, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Senate amendment agreed to by House (71-Y 28-N 0-A)
Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Education and Health Amendment agreed to
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Education and Health with amendment (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 (69-Y 28-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Read first time
Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB461)
Committee substitute printed 26107653D-H1
House committee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N)
House subcommittee offered
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB461)
Referred to Committee on Education
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101364D
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Senate amendment agreed to by House (71-Y 28-N 0-A)