# Virginia HB2278: School boards/division superintendent; review of accessibility challenges in local school division. Virginia HB2278, School boards/division superintendent; review of accessibility challenges in local school division., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0566)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2278-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2278 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: School boards/division superintendent; review of accessibility challenges in local school division. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0566) - Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (307 yes, 195 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary School boards or division superintendents; review accessibility challenges in the local school division; report. Requires each school board or division superintendent, in consultation with such other stakeholders as it deems appropriate, to review the extent to which (i) public elementary and secondary school buildings and grounds in the local school division present physical accessibility challenges and barriers for individuals with disabilities, including challenges and barriers that may prevent such individuals from fully participating in school activities; (ii) challenges in access to programming and supports exist for individuals with disabilities at public elementary and secondary schools in the local school division; (iii) such schools have begun or plan to address and eliminate all such challenges and barriers; and (iv) state agencies can assist such schools to address and eliminate all such challenges and barriers and fully comply with all applicable state and federal laws. The bill requires each school board or division superintendent to report the findings of such review and any associated recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education no later than November 1, 2025. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-22 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-22 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 53 | 42 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 0 | 95 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 13 | 2 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 53 | 46 | | | 2025-01-22 | House | Reported from Education with amendment(s) | pass | 13 | 9 | | | 2025-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 6 | 1 | 1 | ## Actions (47) - 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0566) (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 566 (Effective 07/01/25) (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: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2278ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-22: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-22: Conference substitute printed 25108007D-H1 (House) - 2025-02-22: Amended by conference committee - 2025-02-22: Conference report agreed to by House (53-Y 42-N) (House) - 2025-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2278) (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (38-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senators: Pekarsky, VanValkenburg, Head (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Delegates: Price, Cohen, Phillips (House) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2025-02-20: House acceded to request (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate requested conference committee (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N) (House) - 2025-02-20: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Committee substitute printed 25107615D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N) (House) - 2025-01-27: Printed as engrossed 25104281D-E (House) - 2025-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2278) (House) - 2025-01-27: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2025-01-27: Education Amendments agreed to (House) - 2025-01-27: Read second time (House) - 2025-01-24: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-22: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N) (House) - 2025-01-21: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N) (House) - 2025-01-18: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104281D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077524.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077523.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069253.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069252.PDF) - Conference Report, 2025-02-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067579.HTML) - Substitute, 2025-02-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067582.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067581.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059461.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059460.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054517.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054516.PDF) - Engrossed, 2025-01-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026275.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026274.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024590.HTML) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016266.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016265.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 - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077524.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077523.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069253.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069252.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067579.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067582.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067581.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059461.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059460.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054517.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054516.PDF) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026275.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026274.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024590.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016266.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016265.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-HB2278-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).