# Virginia HB1331: School division accessibility challenges and barriers; summary and plan, report.

Virginia HB1331, School division accessibility challenges and barriers; summary and plan, report., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1331
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: School division accessibility challenges and barriers; summary and plan, report.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-18
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: K-12 Subcommittee
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

School division accessibility challenges and barriers; reports, summary, and plan. Requires each school board or division superintendent to review and report to the Department of Education no later than August 1, 2026, certain challenges and barriers relating to the accessibility of public elementary and secondary school buildings and grounds in the local school division. The bill requires the Department to consolidate all such reports into a summary document and submit (i) such document, (ii) a plan for achieving full compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 across all school divisions in the Commonwealth, and (iii) any legislative and budgetary recommendations for fully executing such plan to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the House Committee on Appropriations, and the House Committee on Education no later than November 1, 2026.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-11: Continued to 2027 in Education (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-18: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-01-18: Presented and ordered printed 26105367D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230716.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230715.PDF)

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- HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information. (introduced)
- SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset. (in committee)
- SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment. (in committee)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230716.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230715.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1331-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).