# Virginia SB341: Private elementary and secondary schools; policies relating to bullying and cyberbullying, etc.

Virginia SB341, Private elementary and secondary schools; policies relating to bullying and cyberbullying, etc., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0237)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB341
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Private elementary and secondary schools; policies relating to bullying and cyberbullying, etc.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0237)
- Sponsor: Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (196 yes, 62 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Charlie's Law to Protect All Students; private elementary and secondary schools; student codes of conduct, policies, and procedures relating to bullying and cyberbullying prevention. Requires each principal, headmaster, or other chief administrator of each private elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth to include in such school's codes of student conduct policies and procedures (i) for addressing and handling instances of bullying and cyberbullying and (ii) that include a prohibition against bullying and a requirement to notify the parent of any student involved in a confirmed incident of bullying within 24 hours of confirming the incident of bullying. This bill is identical to HB 894.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Private schools: anti-bullying and 24-hour notice: benefit, low. Private K–12 schools must put bullying and cyberbullying procedures in their student conduct codes. Schools must ban bullying and hazing. If your child is involved in a confirmed bullying incident, the school must notify you within 24 hours. Policies must cover cyberbullying between students and pr…
- Private schools: staff training and fair enforcement: benefit, low. Private K–12 schools must train or inform staff on handling student conduct and policy violations. Policies must follow state and federal law. Schools must work to reduce bias and harassment when enforcing conduct rules. Schools may use state model policies and may adopt stronger protections.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 23 | 17 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 66 | 30 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 14 | 7 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 7 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 34 | 5 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 14 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (35)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0237) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 237 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB341) (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB341ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Passed House with substitute (66-Y 30-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-03-09: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-03-09: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-06: Read second time (House)
- 2026-03-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB341) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Committee substitute printed 26108738D-H1 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-03-03: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-03-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-02-26: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-06: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-02-06: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-03: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB341) (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100250D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216958.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216957.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209901.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209900.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192117.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192116.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189967.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190141.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189966.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190140.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089682.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089681.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216958.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216957.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209901.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209900.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192117.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192116.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189967.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190141.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189966.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190140.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089682.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089681.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB341-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).