Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 116
School board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jeion A. Ward (Democratic)
Cosponsors (2)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic)
- Debra D. Gardner (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
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 SB 824.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 20, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 19, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 21, 2026 House | Reported from Education | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 20, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0067) - Apr 6, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 67 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB116) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB116ER) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N) - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (93-Y 6-N 0-A) - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Read second time and engrossed - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Read first time - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Reported from Education (20-Y 2-N) - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) - Jan 19, 2026 · House
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee - Jan 8, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB116) - Jan 2, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Jan 2, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103123D