Bill Sponsor
Virginia House Bill 116
Session 2026
School board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 2, 2026
First Action
Jan 2, 2026
Latest Action
Jan 20, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
116
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on January 20, 2026
Motion Text
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
House Roll Call Votes
Unknown
Gretchen M Bulova
Yes
Unknown
Jessica L. Anderson
Yes
Unknown
Lindsey Dougherty
Yes
Summary
A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-79 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution. 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.
Documents (1)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB116)
Actions (5)
01/20/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
01/19/2026
House
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
01/08/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB116)
01/02/2026
House
Referred to Committee on Education
01/02/2026
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103123D
Sources
Record Created
Jan 20, 2026 9:27:01 PM
Record Updated
Jan 20, 2026 9:27:01 PM