# Virginia HB2237: Public school employees; suspension, notice and opportunity for a hearing. Virginia HB2237, Public school employees; suspension, notice and opportunity for a hearing., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rae Cousins (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-04-02 (House sustained Governor's veto) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2237-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2237 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Public school employees; suspension, notice and opportunity for a hearing. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-04-02, House sustained Governor's veto - Sponsor: Rae Cousins (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (137 yes, 85 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Public school employees; suspension; conditions for continued receipt of salary. Clarifies that no school board employee shall be suspended without notice and, if applicable, an opportunity to be heard and that any individual who is so suspended, regardless of the length of such suspension, shall continue to receive his then applicable salary unless and until the school board, after a hearing, determines otherwise. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rae Cousins (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 9 | 5 | | | 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 (32) - 2025-04-02: House sustained Governor's veto (House) - 2025-03-24: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2237) (House) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2237ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-19: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 5-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 (HB2237) (House) - 2025-01-29: Committee substitute printed 25106335D-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) - 2025-01-18: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2025-01-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2237) (House) - 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100578D (House) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2025-03-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073396.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066657.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066656.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032119.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032118.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015661.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015660.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - 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 - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073396.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066657.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066656.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032119.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032118.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015661.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015660.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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2237-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).