HB461
Special education; certain educational settings, student age range restriction.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Laura Jane Cohen (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Special education; student age range restrictions in educational settings.
Prohibits any student with a disability in grades kindergarten through six from being regularly placed in any educational setting, including any specialized educational setting, in which the maximum age range exceeds four years unless the student's individualized education program (IEP) team determines that an exception is appropriate and justifies such ... (More) exception in the student's IEP. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101364D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/02/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB461)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 02/06/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/10/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107653D-H1
- 02/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB461)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (69-Y 28-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Amendment agreed to
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/11/2026 - House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (71-Y 28-N 0-A)
- 03/30/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/30/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB461ER)
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB461)
- 03/31/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/31/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
- 03/31/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
