Legislation - HB0311

Title: Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning
Sponsored by: Delegates Kaufman, Holmes, A. Johnson, S. Johnson, and Shetty
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring each local school system to identify, in its regular safety evaluation, issues of accessibility for individuals with disabilities; and requiring local school systems to include in a certain annual report instances in which a public school facility became inaccessible for a student with a disability in a manner that could impede evacuations or emergency response.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0507

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0694 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/15/2026 Legislative Date 1/15/2026 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2026 Legislative Date 1/28/2026 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/02/2026 Legislative Date 2/02/2026 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/02/2026 Legislative Date 2/02/2026 Action Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2026 Legislative Date 3/04/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/24/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {213828/1 Adopted Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/24/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/25/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (119-0) Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/09/2026 Legislative Date 2/24/2026 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/15/2026	1/15/2026	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning
House	1/28/2026	1/28/2026	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/02/2026	2/02/2026	Hearing canceled
House	2/02/2026	2/02/2026	Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2026	3/04/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/05/2026	2/24/2026	Favorable with Amendments {213828/1 Adopted	33 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/05/2026	2/24/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	33 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning
House	3/06/2026	2/25/2026	Third Reading Passed (119-0)	34 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/09/2026	2/24/2026	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	35 Click to view Recorded Media

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