HB 468 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Students with disabilities; development of transition IEP, access by students, report.

Summary

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; guidelines for developing a transition IEP; report. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (the Council), in consultation with the Department of Education and representatives of public institutions of higher education and public secondary schools in the Commonwealth, to develop and submit to the Department of Education for public posting and access by the individualized education program (IEP) team of any student with a disability guidelines for developing a transition IEP to help facilitate the timely provision of transition services and accommodations for students with disabilities by public institutions of higher education across the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Council to encourage private institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth to make such guidelines available to help facilitate the timely provision of transition services and accommodations for such students at such institutions. The bill requires the Council to submit to the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by November 1, 2026, a report on its findings and recommendations that includes a copy of such guidelines.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 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

Higher Education Subcommittee Substitute → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized and approved, changing its status from a substitute version to an official chapter. The substantive policy text regarding the State Council's duties to study transition IEPs and submit a report remains unchanged, but the report deadline was updated from November 1, 2025, to November 1, 2026.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain the same; it continues to apply to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, public institutions, and private institutions in Virginia.

TIMELINE

The deadline for submitting the report on transition IEP guidelines was extended from November 1, 2025, to November 1, 2026.

TECHNICAL

The document status changed from a House Substitute to an approved Chapter, and the bill number was added to the title.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 39

Feb 27, 2026

D Democratic20

18 Yea 2

90% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 619 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB468ER)

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Higher Education

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (87-Y 10-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Education with substitute (18-Y 3-N)

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Assigned HED sub: Higher Education

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors