# Virginia SB824: School board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution.

Virginia SB824, School board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lamont Bagby (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0068)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB824-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB824
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: School board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0068)
- Sponsor: Lamont Bagby (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (242 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

School board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution. Requires the grievance procedure for certain school board employees to afford a timely and fair method of the resolution of disputes arising between the school board and such employees before dismissal or other disciplinary actions, excluding suspensions. Current law requires such procedure to afford a timely and fair method of the resolution of disputes arising between the school board and such employees regarding dismissal or other disciplinary actions, excluding suspensions, but is silent on the timing of such dispute resolution. This bill is identical to HB 116.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- School employees gain earlier workplace dispute resolution: benefit, low. The law requires fair, timely dispute resolution where school boards had no grievance procedure before January 1, 1991. Covered full-time, nonsupervisory employees can use the process for disputes arising before dismissal or other discipline; suspensions remain excluded. Employees must finish any r…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lamont Bagby (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Passed House | pass | 94 | 5 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 19 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0068) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 68 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 68 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB824) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB824ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed House (94-Y 5-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Read third time (House)
- 2026-02-27: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-25: Reported from Education (19-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-02-24: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-02-24: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-24: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Blank Action (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB824) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Presented and ordered printed 26104431D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216215.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216214.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191411.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191410.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096070.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096069.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/1216215.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216214.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191411.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191410.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096070.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096069.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-SB824-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).