HB 416 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

School buses; use for public purposes by local governing bodies, insurance reimbursement.

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 1 edit · Apr 13, 2026
MINOR
The bill has transitioned from its initial introduction to its final enrolled form, incorporating standard legislative formatting and metadata. The substantive policy text regarding school bus usage and reimbursement remains unchanged, meaning the rules for who can use the buses and how costs are covered are identical to the original version.
TECHNICAL

Added standard enrolled bill headers, session information, and line numbering; removed introductory committee referral notes.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2026

How they voted

360
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
Mar 10, 2026
D Democratic20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 922 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB416ER)
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment agreed to by House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (29-Y 11-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Commerce and Labor Amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (11-Y 3-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Rereferred from Education and Health to Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (66-Y 31-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (16-Y 5-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors