# Virginia HB2679: School boards; threat assessment teams and procedures, etc. Virginia HB2679, School boards; threat assessment teams and procedures, etc., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0500)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2679-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2679 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: School boards; threat assessment teams and procedures, etc. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0500) - Sponsor: Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (201 yes, 21 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary School boards; threat assessment teams and procedures; parental notification of student determined to pose a threat of violence or physical harm to self or others; provision of certain recognition and response materials required. Requires each division superintendent or his designee to provide materials on recognition of and strategies for responding to behavior indicating that a student poses a threat of violence or physical harm to himself or others to the parent or legal guardian of any student who, according to a preliminary determination from a threat assessment team, poses such a threat. The bill specifies that the provision of such materials shall occur either in the initial attempt to immediately notify such student's parent or legal guardian pursuant to applicable law or through a separate communication to such student's parent or legal guardian made as soon as practicable thereafter. The bill (i) requires such materials to be selected in accordance with the criteria and guidelines developed by the Board of Education pursuant to the provisions of the bill; (ii) requires such materials to include information on the requirements set forth in applicable law relating to the safe storage of firearms in the presence of minors; and (iii) permits such materials to include guidance on best practices and strategies for limiting a student's access to lethal means, including firearms and medications. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 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 | 11 | 3 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 86 | 13 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 17 | 5 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (28) - 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0500) (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 500 (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: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2679) (House) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2679ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-19: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-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 (11-Y 3-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 (86-Y 13-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2025-01-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2679) (House) - 2025-01-31: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-29: Reported from Education (17-Y 5-N) (House) - 2025-01-28: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-24: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2025-01-16: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-01-16: Presented and ordered printed 25104661D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1076880.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1076879.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066591.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066590.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021373.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021372.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/1076880.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1076879.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066591.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066590.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021373.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021372.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-HB2679-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).