# Virginia HB2196: Restorative Schools in Virginia Pilot Program; established, report, effective date.

Virginia HB2196, Restorative Schools in Virginia Pilot Program; established, report, effective date., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Delores L. McQuinn (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-14 (Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2196)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2196
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Restorative Schools in Virginia Pilot Program; established, report, effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-02-14, Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2196)
- Sponsor: Delores L. McQuinn (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (90 yes, 68 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Public schools; student discipline; Restorative Schools in Virginia Pilot Program; established. Establishes the Restorative Schools in Virginia Pilot Program (the Program), to be administered by the Department of Education (the Department), for the purpose of addressing school discipline issues and promoting evidence-based restorative practices, as that term is defined in the bill, in public schools in the Commonwealth by awarding grants to a school division in each superintendent's region in the Commonwealth to be used in developing and implementing a comprehensive plan to integrate evidence-based restorative practices in such school divisions in accordance with the provisions of the bill. The bill directs the Department to (i) develop the application process by which a school board may apply to receive funds pursuant to the Program; (ii) establish criteria for the selection and award of grants pursuant to the Program; and (iii) develop a process for evaluating the progress and performance of each school division selected to receive a grant pursuant to the Program in implementing such evidence-based restorative practices and satisfying the Program requirements set forth in the bill. The bill requires any such school division to (a) establish a learning collaborative for the purpose of developing a comprehensive plan for implementing evidence-based restorative practices in accordance with the provisions of the bill and (b) submit to the Department by July 1 of each year immediately following any year for which it receives a grant a report on its progress in implementing such evidence-based restorative practices for the preceding school year. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Delores L. McQuinn (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 13 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 51 | 48 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 12 | 10 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 5 | 3 | 1 |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-02-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2196) (House)
- 2025-02-14: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee substitute printed 25107248D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N) (House)
- 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2025-02-03: Education Substitute agreed to (House)
- 2025-02-03: Read second time (House)
- 2025-01-31: Read first time (House)
- 2025-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2196) (House)
- 2025-01-29: Committee substitute printed 25105134D-H1 (House)
- 2025-01-29: Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (House)
- 2025-01-28: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2025-01-24: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2196) (House)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104246D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052279.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051710.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051709.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052278.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031205.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031204.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015495.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015494.PDF)

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- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052279.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051710.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051709.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052278.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031205.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031204.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015495.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015494.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2196-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).