# Virginia SB238: Va. School for the Deaf & the Blind, Board of Visitors of the; authority to establish campus police.

Virginia SB238, Va. School for the Deaf & the Blind, Board of Visitors of the; authority to establish campus police., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Christopher T. Head (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-03 (Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB238-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB238
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Va. School for the Deaf & the Blind, Board of Visitors of the; authority to establish campus police.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-02-03, Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
- Sponsor: Christopher T. Head (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (25 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind; authority to establish campus police department. Permits the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind to establish a campus police department, in compliance with the provisions of law relating to campus police departments established by institutions of higher education, and to employ campus police officers therein.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christopher T. Head (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 4 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Rereferred from Education and Health to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-02-03: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Rereferred from Education and Health to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB238) (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100823D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103162.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103161.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086953.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086951.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc. (signed)
- SB225: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. (signed)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103162.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103161.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086953.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086951.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB253-2026)
- [SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB226-2026)
- [SB225: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB225-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB238-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).