Bills affecting Person with a disability in Virginia — 2026 session

Public schools; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality.

School bd. policies; communication & language accessibility for limited English proficient parents.

Equity in public school funding and staffing; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality.

Comprehensive mental health, substance abuse, & developmt. disability crisis services; written plan.

Juvenile & domestic relations district courts; delinquent juv., mental health/disability evaluation.

Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program; established, development of modules, report.

Statewide referendum ballot questions; fairness and transparency requirement, readability standards.

Jurors; exemptions from jury service upon request, competency to perform jury duty.

Virginia Human Rights Act; reasonable accommodation for known limitations related to menopause.

Developmental disability waivers; financial eligibility standards, sunset repeal.

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers.

Virginia Disability Commission; independent staff.

Special education; certain educational settings, student age range restriction.

Workers' compensation; presumption of certain cancers, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs.

Public ed.; special ed. dispute resolution system, regional special education ombudsman established.

Driver communication improvement program; expands program, drivers with autism spectrum disorder.

Income tax, state; credit for surviving spouse's real property taxes.

Toll facilities; free use to certain disabled veterans.

Firearms, etc.; carrying concealed weapon by persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime prohibited.

Special education and related services; superintendent to annually collect, etc., certain data.