# Virginia HB2583: School bathroom safety checks; Bd. of Education to develop, etc., to each school board model policy.

Virginia HB2583, School bathroom safety checks; Bd. of Education to develop, etc., to each school board model policy., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by A.C. Cordoza (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Left in Education) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2583
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: School bathroom safety checks; Bd. of Education to develop, etc., to each school board model policy.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Left in Education
- Sponsor: A.C. Cordoza (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Celeste's Law; Board of Education; model policy; school bathroom safety checks. Requires the Board of Education to develop, adopt, and distribute to each local school board a model policy regarding bathroom safety checks in public elementary and secondary schools during normal school hours that includes consideration of appropriate staffing, the frequency of such checks, and any other topics that the Board of Education deems relevant.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: A.C. Cordoza (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-04: Left in Education (House)
- 2025-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2583) (House)
- 2025-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103500D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019006.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019005.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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019006.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019005.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-HB2583-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).