HB 1229

Summary

HB 1229, “Public schools; use of seclusion and restraint, report”, was introduced in the House on Jan 14, 2026 by Rep. Phillip Scott (R). It last saw action on Apr 13, 2026: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0756).

Record

Text

HB 1229 has 7 roll calls.

An Act to require the Department of Education to take certain actions relating to the use of seclusion and restraint in public schools; report.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. The Department of Education (the Department) shall (i) provide to each local school board a link to or a copy of the Board of Education's Regulations Governing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia (8VAC20-750 of the Virginia Administrative Code) and encourage each such board to fully comply with such regulations and (ii) submit to the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than October 1, 2026, a report on the current implementation and utilization of such regulations that shall include (a) a detailed summary of the Department's current processes and procedures for enforcing such regulations and (b) a compilation and analysis of data relating to how such regulations are currently being implemented and utilized by public schools in each school division.

Department of Education; use of seclusion and restraint in public schools; certain actions; report. Requires the Department of Education to (i) provide to each local school board a link to or a copy of the Board of Education's Regulations Governing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia and encourage each such board to fully comply with such regulations and (ii) submit to the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than October 1, 2026, a report on the current implementation and utilization of such regulations that shall include (a) a detailed summary of the Department's current processes and procedures for enforcing such regulations and (b) a compilation and analysis of data relating to how such regulations are currently being implemented and utilized by public schools in each school division.

Sponsors

Rep. Phillip Scott (R) sponsors HB 1229 alone.

Phillip Scott

Rep. · R–63 · Sponsor

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Committees

HB 1229 went before 4 committees: Education, Education: K-12, Education and Health and Education: Public Education.

Education

Education

Referred to · Jan 14, 2026 · 25 Bills

Education: K-12

Education: K-12

Referred to · Feb 5, 2026

Education and Health

Education and Health

Referred to · Feb 18, 2026

Education: Public Education

Education: Public Education

Referred to · Feb 26, 2026

History

HB 1229 has taken 37 actions since Jan 14, 2026, the latest on Apr 13, 2026.

Votes

HB 1229 went to 7 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on Mar 11, 2026 at 96–1.

Source: lis.virginia.gov · legiscan.com