# Virginia HB977: Student transportation safety issues, certain; expeditious resolution of complaints.

Virginia HB977, Student transportation safety issues, certain; expeditious resolution of complaints., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Education) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB977-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB977
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Student transportation safety issues, certain; expeditious resolution of complaints.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-09
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Education
- Sponsor: Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Expeditious resolution of complaints relating to certain student transportation safety issues. Requires each locality and the Department of Transportation, as applicable, to expeditiously respond to and assist in the resolution of, to the maximum extent practicable, any complaint received by or on behalf of any public elementary or secondary school student relating to such student's safety on the streets, roads, sidewalks, and crosswalks surrounding school property as such student arrives to or departs from school and permits, for the purposes of complying with such requirement, any school board to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the locality or the Department, as applicable, for the establishment of a protocol or the designation of an ombudsman for the resolution of such complaints.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Continued to 2025 in Education (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Education (House)
- 2024-02-07: Continued to 2025 in Education (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-06: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-01: Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104408D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB977)

## 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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB977)

## 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-HB977-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).