Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 416
School buses; use for public purposes by local governing bodies, insurance reimbursement.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Elizabeth R. Guzman (Democratic)
Cosponsors (3)
- Charlie Schmidt
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (Democratic)
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Use of school buses for public purposes by local governing bodies; insurance reimbursement. Permits any local governing body that use school buses for certain public purposes pursuant to an agreement with a school board to reimburse the school board for the proportionate share of any insurance costs, both fixed and variable, of such buses incurred by such school board that are attributable to the use of such buses pursuant to such agreement in lieu of the existing statutory requirement for such a local governing body to supply sufficient insurance for such school buses.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 19, 2026 Senate | Rereferred from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 House | Reported from Education | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 922 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB416) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB416ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Senate amendment agreed to by House (65-Y 33-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with amendment (29-Y 11-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Commerce and Labor Amendment agreed to - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (11-Y 3-N) - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Rereferred from Education and Health to Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB416) - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (66-Y 31-N 0-A) - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Read second time and engrossed - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Read first time - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Reported from Education (16-Y 5-N) - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee - Jan 12, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Jan 12, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102152D