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HB416 • 2026

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

An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-182 of the Code of Virginia, relating to use of school buses for public purposes by local governing bodies; insurance reimbursement.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Guzman
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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

Use of school buses for public purposes by local governing bodies; insurance reimbursement.

What This Bill Does

  • 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.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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HB416AS1

2026-03-10 • Committee

Commerce and Labor Amendment

Plain English: 3/10/2026 (HB416) AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR 1.

  • 3/10/2026 (HB416) AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR 1.
  • Line 26, engrossed, after board strike in full
HB416EDOC

2026-03-11 • Senate

Senate Amendment

Plain English: 3/11/2026 (HB416) AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR 1.

  • 3/11/2026 (HB416) AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR 1.
  • Line 26, engrossed, after board strike in full

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 922 (effective 7/1/2026)

  2. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0922)

  3. 2026-03-31 House

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  4. 2026-03-31 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  5. 2026-03-31 House

    Signed by Speaker

  6. 2026-03-31 House

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  7. 2026-03-31 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  8. 2026-03-31 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB416)

  9. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Signed by President

  10. 2026-03-30 House

    Enrolled

  11. 2026-03-30 House

    Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB416ER)

  12. 2026-03-12 House

    Senate amendment agreed to by House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)

  13. 2026-03-11 Senate

    Read third time

  14. 2026-03-11 Senate

    Read third time

  15. 2026-03-11 Senate

    Engrossed by Senate - committee amendment

  16. 2026-03-11 Senate

    Engrossed by Senate as amended

  17. 2026-03-11 Commerce and Labor

    Commerce and Labor Amendment agreed to

  18. 2026-03-11 Senate

    Passed Senate with amendment (29-Y 11-N 0-A)

  19. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Rules suspended

  20. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  21. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)

  22. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  23. 2026-03-09 Commerce and Labor

    Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (11-Y 3-N)

  24. 2026-02-19 Education and Health

    Rereferred from Education and Health to Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)

  25. 2026-02-10 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB416)

  26. 2026-02-04 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  27. 2026-02-04 Education and Health

    Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  28. 2026-02-03 House

    Read third time and passed House (66-Y 31-N 0-A)

  29. 2026-02-02 House

    Read second time and engrossed

  30. 2026-01-30 House

    Read first time

  31. 2026-01-28 Education

    Reported from Education (16-Y 5-N)

  32. 2026-01-27 K-12 Subcommittee

    Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)

  33. 2026-01-23 K-12 Subcommittee

    Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

  34. 2026-01-12 House

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102152D

  35. 2026-01-12 Education

    Referred to Committee on Education

Official Summary Text

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.

Current Bill Text

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An Act to amend and reenact §
22.1-182
of the Code of Virginia, relating to use of school buses for public purposes by local governing bodies; insurance reimbursement.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §
22.1-182
of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§
22.1-182
. Use of school buses for public and commercial purposes.
The school board of any school division may enter into agreements with any third-party logistics company, the governing body of any county, city, or town in the school division, any state agency, or any agency established or identified pursuant to P.L.
89-73
or any law amendatory or supplemental thereto providing for the use of the school buses of such school division by such third-party logistics company or agency or by departments, boards, commissions, or officers of such county, city, or town for public purposes, including transportation for the elderly, or private purposes, except that such third-party logistics company shall not use the school buses to provide transportation of passengers for compensation or for residential delivery of products for compensation. Each such agreement shall provide for reimbursing the school board in full for the proportionate share of any and all costs, both fixed and variable, of such buses incurred by such school board attributable to the use of such buses pursuant to such agreement. Each such agreement shall also require the third-party logistics company, governing body, state agency, or agency established or identified pursuant to P.L.
89-73
or any law amendatory or supplemental thereto
(i)
to supply insurance on the school bus that meets the minimum coverage requirements in §
22.1-190
or (ii) in the case of a governing body, 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
. The third-party logistics company, governing body, state agency, or agency established or identified pursuant to P.L.
89-73
or any law amendatory or supplemental thereto shall indemnify and hold harmless the school board from any and all liability of the school board by virtue of use of such buses pursuant to an agreement authorized herein.