SB341
Private elementary and secondary schools; policies relating to bullying and cyberbullying, etc.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Jennifer Boysko (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Charlie's Law to Protect All Students; private elementary and secondary schools; student codes of conduct; policies relating to bullying and cyberbullying prevention and parental notification; requirements.
Requires each principal, headmaster, or other chief administrator of each private elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth to include in such school's (i) policies for codes of student conduct procedures for addressing and handling instances of bullying and cyberbullying and (ii) code of student conduct policies and procedures that ... (More) include a prohibition against bullying and cyberbullying and that (a) direct the principal, headmaster, or other chief administrator or his designee to provide written notification to the parent of any student involved in an alleged incident of bullying or cyberbullying within 24 hours of learning of the allegation of bullying or cyberbullying; (b) include prohibitions against and procedures for addressing instances of cyberbullying; (c) provide protections for any student who is a victim of or witness to an instance of bullying or cyberbullying; (d) include a list of support services and resources available through such school to any student who is a victim of bullying or cyberbullying; and (e) include prohibitions against hazing, as that term is defined in applicable law. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100250D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/19/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB341)
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N 0-A)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/26/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 02/26/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 03/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 03/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108738D-H1
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB341)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/09/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/09/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (66-Y 30-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
