VA SB 238
Status unknownVa. School for the Deaf & the Blind, Board of Visitors of the; authority to establish campus police.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 238 pass?
The current status of VA SB 238 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-03): Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
What is VA SB 238 about?
Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind; authority to establish campus police department. Permits the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind to establish a campus police department, in compliance with the provisions of law relating to campus police departments established by institutions of higher education, and to employ campus police officers therein.
Who sponsors VA SB 238?
Christopher T. Head is the primary sponsor of VA SB 238.
Description
Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind; authority to establish campus police department. Permits the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind to establish a campus police department, in compliance with the provisions of law relating to campus police departments established by institutions of higher education, and to employ campus police officers therein.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-12
- Latest action
- 2026-02-03 — Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Christopher T. Headprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-12
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100823D
filing,introduction
2026-01-12
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB238)
2026-01-29
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
referral-committee
2026-01-29
Senate subcommittee offered
2026-01-30
Rereferred from Education and Health to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
deferral
Versions
Documents
Votes
Rereferred from Education and Health
2026-01-30 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations
2026-02-03 · pass · 10-4
Member-level votes (15)
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Richard H. Stuart: not voting
- Bryce E. Reeves: no
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: no
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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