2016 General Assembly – Bills
Bills: March 16, 2016
Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
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HB 3 - Bell, Robert B. - Constitutional amendment; charter schools (submitting to qualified voters). | (H) Committee on Privileges and Elections (S) Committee on Privileges and Elections | (S) Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (5-Y 7-N 1-A) | 02/23/16 |
HB 8 - Bell, Richard P. - Virginia Virtual School; Board established. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance | (H) Passed by for the day - Governor's veto sustained | 04/20/16 |
HB 36 - Bell, Richard P. - Government courses at public high schools; civics portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0737) | 04/20/16 |
HB 46 - Greason - School Readiness Committee; Secretary of Education, et al., shall establish, increases membership. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0652) | 04/01/16 |
HB 47 - Greason - Mixed-Delivery Preschool Fund and Grant Program; established, report, sunset provision. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0738) | 04/20/16 |
HB 50 - Kory - Passing stopped school buses; mailing of summons to owner of vehicle. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Tabled in Transportation | 01/26/16 |
HB 57 - Kory - Student attendance; withdrawal of students absent without excuse. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 61 - Morris - Virginia Freedom of Information Act; misdemeanor violations, penalty. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Left in General Laws | 02/16/16 |
HB 66 - Byron - New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Fund and Program; established. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0326) | 03/10/16 |
HB 69 - McQuinn - Health insurance; credits for retired school division employees. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/18/16 |
HB 71 - Farrell - Standards of Learning assessments; receipt and administration date. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Stricken from docket by Education | 01/27/16 |
HB 76 - Marshall, R.G. - Concealed handguns; authorization and training for persons designated to carry on school property. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 93 - Kory - School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening day of school. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 131 - Bell, Robert B. - Students who receive home instruction; participation in interscholastic programs. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (H) Required 66 affirmative votes to override the Governor's Veto | 03/02/16 |
HB 164 - Farrell - High school graduation; verified units of credit. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 166 - Cole - Visually impaired students; each student to be evaluated and receive instruction in Braille. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/18/16 |
HB 167 - Cole - School board employees; possession of firearms by employees who are former law-enforcement officers. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 168 - LaRock - Passing stopped school buses; rebutting presumption, mailing of summons. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0700) | 04/06/16 |
HB 187 - Taylor - New public school buildings; plans or blueprints, indoor active shooter gunshot detection and alert. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Failed to report (defeated) in Education (9-Y 13-N) | 02/10/16 |
HB 191 - Minchew - Composite index of local ability-to-pay; use value of real estate in certain localities. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Tabled in Education | 02/10/16 |
HB 196 - Lingamfelter - Public elementary and secondary schools and local school divisions; information and forms. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0521) | 03/29/16 |
HB 205 - Webert - Election day program; permitted activities of participants. | (H) Committee on Privileges and Elections (S) Committee on Privileges and Elections | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0015) | 02/24/16 |
HB 228 - Albo - Graduation requirements; computer programming as foreign language. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 236 - Lingamfelter - Teacher Emeritus Fund and Program; established. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/18/16 |
HB 241 - Lingamfelter - Students who are English language learners; BOE to consider certain assessment. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0516) | 03/28/16 |
HB 242 - Lingamfelter - Virginia Preschool Initiative; local matching funds. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/18/16 |
HB 243 - Minchew - Passing stopped school buses; mailing of summons. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Tabled in Transportation | 01/26/16 |
HB 252 - Kory - Assistant speech-language pathologists; duties, report. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0077) | 03/01/16 |
HB 259 - LaRock - SOL; Bd. of Education prohibited from adopting revisions that implement Common Core State Standards. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (H) Requires 66 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto | 03/08/16 |
HB 261 - Yancey - Armed Forces of the U.S. or Va. National Guard, former members of; provisional teaching licenses. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0389) | 03/11/16 |
HB 263 - Poindexter - Western Virginia Public Education Consortium; decreases membership. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0232) | 03/04/16 |
HB 265 - Davis - Charter schools, public; amount appropriated to local school boards. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 279 - Byron - Career and technical education; three-year licenses. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0651) | 04/01/16 |
HB 295 - O'Quinn - School sports officials; penalty for battery against official. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Left in Courts of Justice | 02/16/16 |
HB 306 - O'Quinn - School buses; display of advertising material on sides and rear. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 308 - Morris - Virginia Freedom of Information Act; use of government email accounts required. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Left in General Laws | 02/16/16 |
HB 309 - Greason - School boards, local; licensed behavior analysts and assistant, support services positions. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/18/16 |
HB 314 - Orrock - Drugs; administration by certain school employees. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0144) | 03/01/16 |
HB 333 - Pogge - School property; use by youth groups federally listed as patriotic & national organizations. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Stricken from docket by Education | 02/01/16 |
HB 334 - Pogge - Virginia Freedom of Information Act; proceeding for enforcement. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Left in General Laws | 02/16/16 |
HB 341 - Miller - Passing stopped school bus; video-monitoring system. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Tabled in Transportation | 01/26/16 |
HB 353 - Greason - School boards, local; transportation agreements with nonpublic schools. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0145) | 03/01/16 |
HB 357 - Loupassi - Public schools; physical activity requirement for students in grades kindergarten through five. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0146) | 03/01/16 |
HB 358 - Davis - School security funds; certain private elementary and secondary schools. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 365 - Davis - Adaptive Learning Tools Grant Fund; established. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/18/16 |
HB 381 - Greason - Standards of Learning; alternative means for children with disabilities to demonstrate achievement. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0522) | 03/29/16 |
HB 389 - LaRock - Virginia Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts; established, report, effective clause. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance | (H) Passed by for the day - Governor's veto sustained | 04/20/16 |
HB 397 - LaRock - Discrimination; specification of certain terms relating to sex or gender. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Left in General Laws | 02/16/16 |
HB 406 - Minchew - Local school boards; transportation agreements with nonpublic schools. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 423 - Simon - Firearms; possession in school zone, penalty. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety | 02/16/16 |
HB 424 - Simon - Firearms; possession in school zone, regulation by locality. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety | 02/16/16 |
HB 429 - Villanueva - Virginia Human Rights Act; public employment, prohibited discrimination. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Left in General Laws | 02/16/16 |
HB 436 - Austin - Standards of Learning assessments in English reading and mathematics; retake, recovery credit. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0502) | 03/25/16 |
HB 449 - Taylor - VPPA; procurement of construction by certain localities using competitive negotiation. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Stricken from docket by General Laws | 02/11/16 |
HB 453 - Hodges - Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula Public Education Consortium; regional boundaries and governing board. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0147) | 03/01/16 |
HB 457 - Murphy - Full-day kindergarten programs; availability and building capacity. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 459 - Freitas - Teacher licensure; industry certification credential, local waiver. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 474 - Filler-Corn - Child-care providers; criminal history background checks. | (H) Committee on Rules | (H) Tabled in Rules | 02/11/16 |
HB 475 - Filler-Corn - Students who have been treated for pediatric cancer; return to learn protocol. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0148) | 03/01/16 |
HB 478 - Kory - High school graduation and dropout data; on-time graduation. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 486 - McClellan - Compulsory school attendance cases; prosecution by attorneys for the Commonwealth. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Left in Courts of Justice | 02/16/16 |
HB 487 - McClellan - School resource officers; those employed pursuant to School Resource Officer Grants Program. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0466) | 03/25/16 |
HB 495 - Simon - Synthetic turf; three-year moratorium on installation at schools and parks. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 500 - Filler-Corn - Child care providers; criminal history background checks. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Continued to 2017 in Health, Welfare and Institutions | 02/09/16 |
HB 503 - Kory - Public Instruction, Superintendent of; tracking teacher turnover, report. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/18/16 |
HB 516 - Landes - Education, Board of; policy on sexually explicit instructional material. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (H) Requires 67 afirmative votes to override Governor's veto | 04/20/16 |
HB 518 - LeMunyon - School boards, local; to provide students with option to transfer to another school division. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (H) Passed by for the day - Governor's veto sustained | 04/20/16 |
HB 519 - LeMunyon - School-affiliated entities; definition, providing protection for student personal information. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0468) | 03/25/16 |
HB 520 - LeMunyon - Redistricting of school boundaries; assignment of students. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 521 - LeMunyon - Education, Board of; annual report includes reporting requirements of local school divisions. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0469) | 03/25/16 |
HB 522 - LeMunyon - Standards of Learning Innovation Committee; list of restrictive federal laws and regulations, report | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 524 - LeMunyon - Teacher performance and quality; confidentiality. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0390) | 03/11/16 |
HB 525 - LeMunyon - Standards of Learning Innovation Committee; review of standardized testing in public high schools. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Rules | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0592) | 04/01/16 |
HB 532 - Murphy - Composite index of local ability to pay; additional factors to be considered. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Tabled in Education | 02/10/16 |
HB 547 - Watts - Standards of Quality; apportionment of state and local share. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Tabled in Education | 02/10/16 |
HB 557 - Orrock - School efficiency reviews; scope and costs. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070) | 03/01/16 |
HB 565 - Lingamfelter - Charter schools, public; changes to provisions for establishment and operation. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 571 - Robinson - School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening day of school. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) | 02/18/16 |
HB 573 - Robinson - Students with limited English proficiency; alternatives to SOL English reading assessments. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 577 - Robinson - Interpleader; funds held in escrow. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (G) Vetoed by Governor | 05/20/16 |
HB 589 - Campbell - Social Services, Department of; filing of petitions by designated nonattorney employees. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (S) Left in Courts of Justice | 03/08/16 |
HB 633 - Spruill - Standards of Learning; history and social science instruction. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 659 - Filler-Corn - High school family life education curriculum; programs on prevention of dating violence, etc. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0434) | 03/11/16 |
HB 663 - Cole - Restroom facilities; use of facilities in public buildings or schools. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Left in General Laws | 02/16/16 |
HB 665 - Howell - Employee Retirement Security & Pension Reform, Commission on; established, report, sunset provision. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Rules | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0683) | 04/01/16 |
HB 670 - Peace - Truancy; educational neglect, penalty. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Left in Courts of Justice | 02/16/16 |
HB 678 - Leftwich - Human trafficking training; DCJS to establish for law-enforcement, etc. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Continued to 2017 in Finance (15-Y 0-N) | 03/02/16 |
HB 682 - Peace - Teacher licensure; waiver of requirements, trade and industrial education programs. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0435) | 03/11/16 |
HB 694 - Kory - State funding; ratio of full-time equivalent instruction to students with limited English. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 696 - Kory - Teacher licensure; technology education, military technology training. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Tabled in Education | 02/10/16 |
HB 697 - Kory - Teachers; probation and dismissal. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 698 - Kory - Virginia Freedom of Information Act; right to speak at open meetings. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Left in General Laws | 02/16/16 |
HB 742 - Toscano - Neighborhood Assistance Program; eligibility for tax credits. | (H) Committee on Finance (S) Committee on Finance | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0426) | 03/11/16 |
HB 748 - Greason - Driver education; certification of online courses. | (H) Committee on Transportation (S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0437) | 03/11/16 |
HB 749 - Greason - School service providers; protection of student personal information. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0438) | 03/11/16 |
HB 750 - Greason - Student personal information; definition of school services, college & career readiness assessment. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0439) | 03/11/16 |
HB 753 - Greason - School calendar. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) | 02/18/16 |
HB 757 - Bell, Robert B. - Local or regional public bodies; public comment. | (H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns | (H) Left in Counties, Cities and Towns | 02/16/16 |
HB 781 - Cole - Restroom facilities; use of facilities in public buildings or schools, definition of biological sex. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws (8-Y 14-N) | 02/09/16 |
HB 788 - Adams - School calendar. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 792 - James - Virginia Pathway to Middle Class: Noncredit Workforce Credentials Act; established, report. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Tabled in Commerce and Labor | 02/09/16 |
HB 793 - James - Academic credit; industry credentials. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Tabled in Commerce and Labor | 02/09/16 |
HB 798 - Bell, John J. - School divisions, certain; development of plan to fund and phase in full-day kindergarten. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 800 - Morris - Virginia Freedom of Information Act; audio recording of closed meetings required. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/18/16 |
HB 817 - LeMunyon - Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exclusions, rule of redaction, etc. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0620) | 04/01/16 |
HB 818 - LeMunyon - Virginia Freedom of Information Act; designation of officer, posting of rights and responsibilities. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0748) | 04/20/16 |
HB 821 - LeMunyon - Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act; applicability to local governmental entities. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0292) | 03/07/16 |
HB 827 - Torian - Concussions in student-athletes; guidelines for school division policies and procedures. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 831 - Greason - Standards of Learning; curriculum shall include computer science and computational thinking. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0472) | 03/25/16 |
HB 833 - Greason - Standards of Learning; elementary school assessments; time length. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 834 - Cox - Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board and Fund; established, report. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779) | 05/16/16 |
HB 842 - Cline - Teachers; preparation and licensure, professional development in indicators of dyslexia. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0649) | 04/01/16 |
HB 848 - Cline - Health insurance; programs for local government employees. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/18/16 |
HB 864 - Hugo - Public elementary and secondary schools; teacher grievance procedures. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 873 - Hugo - Public & private schools & higher educational institutions; for-hire motor carriers. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Stricken from docket by Education | 02/10/16 |
HB 881 - Hugo - Child day programs; exempts from licensure certain martial arts programs. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Continued to 2017 in Health, Welfare and Institutions | 02/09/16 |
HB 894 - Greason - Standards of Learning Innovation Committee; change in membership. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0648) | 04/01/16 |
HB 895 - Greason - High school graduation; graduation requirements. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0750) | 04/20/16 |
HB 915 - Toscano - Passing stopped school buses; mailing of summons. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Tabled in Transportation | 01/26/16 |
HB 917 - Mason - Neighborhood Assistance Act; reduces tax credit. | (H) Committee on Finance | (H) Left in Finance | 02/17/16 |
HB 925 - Mason - Virginia Preschool Initiative; student eligibility. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 929 - Davis - Cybersecurity; promotion of industry in the Commonwealth. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/18/16 |
HB 933 - Toscano - High school graduation and dropout data; students who have been placed in custody of DSS. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 936 - Toscano - Students, certain, with limited English proficiency; Board shall make provision in its regulations. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Continued to 2017 in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) | 02/25/16 |
HB 938 - Wilt - Commercial driver's licenses; third party testers. | (H) Committee on Transportation (S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0429) | 03/11/16 |
HB 942 - Wilt - School boards; reasonable access by certain youth groups. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0647) | 04/01/16 |
HB 953 - Keam - Imitation controlled substances; maximum disciplinary action for student. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Tabled in Education | 02/10/16 |
HB 954 - Keam - Concussions; local school division policy to include Return to Learn Protocol for student-athletes. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0151) | 03/01/16 |
HB 960 - Carr - Fines under certain local ordinances; payment to local school division and Literary Fund. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/18/16 |
HB 965 - Davis - Public schools; organizations governing interscholastic programs. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 967 - Davis - School term; waiver of length of school term, early course mastery. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Stricken from docket by Education | 02/03/16 |
HB 975 - Lopez - Pesticides; aerial application near public or private schools. | (H) Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | (H) Stricken from docket by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | 01/27/16 |
HB 984 - Lopez - Health insurance; mandated coverage for autism spectrum disorder. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Stricken from docket by Commerce and Labor | 02/02/16 |
HB 985 - Yancey - Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exclusions; rule of redaction; no weight accorded. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Left in General Laws | 02/16/16 |
HB 991 - Lopez - Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW); education and training programs. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0101) | 03/01/16 |
HB 1013 - Massie - Threat assessment teams; dissemination of certain records and information. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0554) | 03/29/16 |
HB 1014 - Massie - Neighborhood Assistance Act; increases maximum amount of tax credits that may be issued. | (H) Committee on Finance | (H) Left in Finance | 02/17/16 |
HB 1017 - Massie - Education improvement scholarships; tax credit, reporting and other requirements. | (H) Committee on Finance (S) Committee on Finance | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0751) | 04/20/16 |
HB 1018 - Massie - Educational improvement scholarships; modifies tax credit program. | (H) Committee on Finance | (H) Failed to report (defeated) in Finance (9-Y 13-N) | 02/08/16 |
HB 1019 - Massie - Educational improvement scholarships; modifies tax credit program, pre-kindergarten eligibility. | (H) Committee on Finance | (H) Continued to 2017 in Finance | 02/10/16 |
HB 1029 - Sickles - Critical National Security Language Grant Fund and Program; established. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/18/16 |
HB 1036 - Murphy - Longitudinal data system; SCHEV to develop and maintain, report. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/18/16 |
HB 1046 - Rasoul - Youth services citizen boards; clarifies membership. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions | 02/16/16 |
HB 1061 - Bagby - Students; expulsion and referral to a local law-enforcement agency. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Left in Courts of Justice | 02/16/16 |
HB 1064 - Jones - Virginia Information Technologies Agency; duties and responsibilities, etc. | (H) Committee on Science and Technology (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0296) | 03/07/16 |
HB 1076 - Yancey - Employment; break time and location for employees to express breast milk. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Left in Commerce and Labor | 02/16/16 |
HB 1089 - Cline - Virginia Lottery Fund; administrative expenses, reduces cap on appropriations to Fund. | (H) Committee on Finance (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Continued to 2017 in Finance (12-Y 2-N) | 02/24/16 |
HB 1117 - Loupassi - Immunity of persons at public hearing; awarding of reasonable attorney fees and costs. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0239) | 03/04/16 |
HB 1131 - Kory - Public schools; Standards of Learning assessments. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 1132 - LaRock - School principals; incident reports. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Left in Courts of Justice | 02/16/16 |
HB 1134 - LaRock - Disorderly conduct; provisions shall not apply to certain students if occurs on school property. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) VOTE: ENGROSSMENT REFUSED (36-Y 60-N 1-A) | 02/15/16 |
HB 1135 - Kory - Virginia-grown food products; purchase by state agencies & institutions & local school divisions. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0465) | 03/23/16 |
HB 1151 - Ward - School boards; applicants for employment. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Left in Courts of Justice | 02/16/16 |
HB 1165 - Dudenhefer - Virginia Grade Level Alternative; electronic submission of evidence. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 1186 - Hope - Advanced studies diploma; foreign language requirements, technical programming languages. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 1199 - Kory - School resource officers; prohibits possession of firearms and other weapons, penalty. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Stricken from docket by Militia, Police and Public Safety | 01/29/16 |
HB 1200 - Collins - Assault and battery; certain students. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB1213-Albo) | 02/12/16 |
HB 1213 - Albo - Minors; certain education records as evidence. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0726) | 04/08/16 |
HB 1215 - Kilgore - Health insurance; programs for local employees. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/18/16 |
HB 1219 - Taylor - Graduation requirements; computer programming as foreign language. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 1234 - Lingamfelter - School security officers; carrying a firearm. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Requires 67 afirmative votes to override Governor's veto | 04/20/16 |
HB 1252 - Yancey - Neighborhood assistance tax credit program; low-income persons. | (H) Committee on Finance | (H) Left in Finance | 02/17/16 |
HB 1253 - Hester - Norfolk, City of; repeals obsolete provisions for appointment of members to school board. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0385) | 03/11/16 |
HB 1279 - Anderson - Public schools; fire drills and lock-down drills. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524) | 03/29/16 |
HB 1287 - Carr - Behind-the-wheel and knowledge examinations; retake of examinations. | (H) Committee on Transportation (S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0381) | 03/11/16 |
HB 1308 - Keam - School board policies, local; students volunteering at polling places. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 1352 - Bell, John J. - Public elementary and secondary schools; teacher grievance procedures. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 1363 - Simon - Local officers; petition requirements for removal of county supervisor, etc. | (H) Committee on Privileges and Elections | (H) Continued to 2017 in Privileges and Elections | 02/12/16 |
HB 1365 - Bulova - High school graduation; Board of Education's requirements. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 1370 - Miyares - High school; prohibition of certain level course grading policies. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 1377 - LeMunyon - School boards; assignment of teachers, reduces maximum class sizes. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0646) | 04/01/16 |
HB 1384 - Marshall, D.W. - The New College Institute; operations and governance agreement with a public institution. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/16/16 |
HB 1390 - Byron - Neighborhood assistance tax credits; allocation of credits. | (H) Committee on Finance | (H) Left in Finance | 02/17/16 |
SB 16 - Favola - Passing stopped school buses; mailing of summons. | (S) Committee on Transportation | (S) Incorporated by Transportation (SB120-Carrico) (12-Y 0-N) | 01/20/16 |
SB 17 - Stanley - STEM programs; grants for donations to programs at qualified schools. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance | (H) Continued to 2017 in Appropriations | 03/01/16 |
SB 74 - Wexton - Passing stopped school buses; mailing of summons. | (S) Committee on Transportation | (S) Incorporated by Transportation (SB120-Carrico) (12-Y 0-N) | 01/20/16 |
SB 120 - Carrico - Passing stopped school buses; mailing of summons, rebutting presumption. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0637) | 04/01/16 |
SB 135 - Edwards - Human trafficking training; DCJS to establish for law-enforcement, etc. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Continued to 2017 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) | 02/11/16 |
SB 138 - Favola - Firearms dealer; local regulation, proximity to schools. | (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N) | 01/27/16 |
SB 151 - Reeves - Teachers; expenses tax credit for materials used in teaching. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Finance (15-Y 0-N) | 02/09/16 |
SB 203 - Miller - Public schools; Standards of Learning assessments. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Continued to 2017 in Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) | 02/04/16 |
SB 211 - Miller - Public schools; physical activity requirement for students in grades kindergarten through five. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0155) | 03/01/16 |
SB 224 - Miller - Public schools; prohibited use of tobacco products on school bus, etc. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (H) VOTE: DEFEATED #2 (38-Y 60-N) | 03/04/16 |
SB 225 - Hanger - Autism Advisory Council; extends sunset provision. | (H) Committee on Rules (S) Committee on Rules | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0106) | 03/01/16 |
SB 245 - Stanley - Comprehensive community colleges; dual enrollment of students into Career Pathways program. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0645) | 04/01/16 |
SB 246 - Stanley - STEM Competition Team Grant Program and Fund; established, created. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0761) | 04/20/16 |
SB 250 - Black - Local school boards; transportation agreements with nonpublic schools. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0057) | 02/29/16 |
SB 269 - Chafin - Social Services, State Board of; amends requirements governing composition of membership. | (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | (S) Stricken at request of Patron in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) | 01/29/16 |
SB 275 - Wexton - Local school boards; transportation agreements with nonpublic schools. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Incorporated by Education and Health (SB250-Black) (15-Y 0-N) | 01/21/16 |
SB 279 - Wexton - School divisions, certain; development of plan to fund and phase in full-day kindergarten. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 6-N) | 02/04/16 |
SB 321 - Barker - Public schools; kindergarten instructional time. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 6-N) | 02/04/16 |
SB 336 - Miller - High school graduation; graduation requirements. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0720) | 04/06/16 |
SB 340 - Garrett - School calendar. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) | 02/04/16 |
SB 360 - Howell - Teachers; Superintendent of Public Instruction to provide a model exit questionnaire. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0594) | 04/01/16 |
SB 368 - McDougle - Public schools; standards for accreditation, corrective action plan. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0386) | 03/11/16 |
SB 370 - Wexton - Family life education; child sexual abuse. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N) | 02/04/16 |
SB 381 - Vogel - Election day program; permitted activities of participants. | (H) Committee on Privileges and Elections (S) Committee on Privileges and Elections | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0491) | 03/25/16 |
SB 384 - Vogel - State health insurance program; participation by certain local school division employees. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Incorporated by Finance (SB364-Chafin) (15-Y 0-N) | 02/10/16 |
SB 417 - Vogel - Social Services, Department of; unauthorized practice of law. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0704) | 04/06/16 |
SB 418 - Vogel - Virginia Public Procurement Act; installation of artificial turf or other athletic surfaces. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0629) | 04/01/16 |
SB 422 - Vogel - Neighborhood Assistance Act; increases maximum amount of tax credits that may be issued. | (H) Committee on Finance (S) Committee on Finance | (H) Left in Finance | 03/08/16 |
SB 427 - Miller - Standards of Learning assessments; Board of Education's calculation of passage rate. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0387) | 03/11/16 |
SB 428 - Miller - Standards of Learning assessments; administration time frame. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Continued to 2017 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) | 02/11/16 |
SB 441 - Edwards - Public schools; Standards of Learning assessments. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Incorporated by Education and Health (SB203-Miller) (15-Y 0-N) | 02/04/16 |
SB 449 - Norment - Virginia Growth and Opportunity Act; report. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0778) | 05/16/16 |
SB 458 - McEachin - Alternatives to suspension; Board of Education shall establish guidelines for local school boards. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (H) VOTE: DEFEATED (43-Y 55-N) | 03/03/16 |
SB 461 - Vogel - Movable soccer goal; safety, training, and education policy. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (14-Y 1-N) | 01/21/16 |
SB 467 - Wagner - Child day programs; exemptions from licensure. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0442) | 03/11/16 |
SB 479 - Carrico - Law-enforcement officers, retired; authority to carry concealed handguns. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0257) | 03/07/16 |
SB 493 - Surovell - FOIA; closed meeting not authorized for discussion of pay increases. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544) | 03/29/16 |
SB 494 - Surovell - Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exclusions, rule of redaction, etc. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0716) | 04/06/16 |
SB 498 - Sturtevant - Public schools; Standards of Learning assessments. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Incorporated by Education and Health (SB203-Miller) (15-Y 0-N) | 02/04/16 |
SB 502 - Locke - School efficiency reviews; scope and costs. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0053) | 02/29/16 |
SB 505 - Sturtevant - Standards of Learning assessments; reporting results. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Continued to 2017 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) | 02/11/16 |
SB 511 - Sturtevant - Battery; against school employees, penalty (Lindsay's Law). | (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N) | 01/27/16 |
SB 525 - McPike - Public schools; Standards of Learning assessments. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Incorporated by Education and Health (SB203-Miller) (15-Y 0-N) | 02/04/16 |
SB 538 - Surovell - Students with limited English proficiency; alternative to the eleventh grade Standards of Learning. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0058) | 02/29/16 |
SB 540 - Edwards - Early childhood education; all school divisions to provide for certain children. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (14-Y 1-N) | 02/04/16 |
SB 548 - Barker - Students with limited English proficiency; alternative to the eleventh grade Standards of Learning. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Incorporated by Education and Health (SB538-Surovell) (15-Y 0-N) | 02/04/16 |
SB 554 - Cosgrove - Standards of Learning; history and social science. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) | 02/04/16 |
SB 564 - Norment - Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions for school personnel licensure applications. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0272) | 03/07/16 |
SB 573 - Ruff - Part-time teachers; Board of Education to provide for issuance of permits. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0642) | 04/01/16 |
SB 575 - Ruff - Comprehensive community colleges; noncredit workforce credentials. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) | 02/11/16 |
SB 577 - Sturtevant - Immunity of persons at public hearing; attorney fees and costs. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Left in Courts of Justice | 03/08/16 |
SB 587 - Sturtevant - Compulsory school attendance cases; prosecution by attorneys for the Commonwealth. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Left in Courts of Justice | 03/08/16 |
SB 588 - Suetterlein - Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); charter schools. | (S) Committee on Privileges and Elections | (S) Chair votes No | 02/15/16 |
SB 589 - Obenshain - Education improvement scholarship tax credit program; extends time for disbursement of donations. | (H) Committee on Finance (S) Committee on Finance | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0767) | 04/20/16 |
SB 609 - Alexander - Academic credit; industry credentials. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (H) Tabled in Education | 02/29/16 |
SB 612 - Garrett - Students who receive home instruction; participation in interscholastic programs. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Requires 26 affirmative votes for passage | 04/20/16 |
SB 628 - Locke - Threats of death or bodily injury; penalty. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Left in Finance | 02/17/16 |
SB 636 - Sturtevant - State Council of Higher Education; longitudinal data system; report. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (H) Left in Education | 03/08/16 |
SB 637 - Ruff - Virginia High-Demand Occupation Forecast Advisory Committee;annual high-demand occupations forecast. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (H) Stricken from docket by General Laws | 02/18/16 |
SB 659 - Favola - Standards of Quality; instructional positions. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Finance (15-Y 0-N) | 02/10/16 |
SB 660 - Favola - Teacher dismissal; appointment of hearing officer. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (H) Tabled in Education | 02/22/16 |
SB 664 - Surovell - Ballots; order of names of candidates for school boards. | (H) Committee on Privileges and Elections (S) Committee on Privileges and Elections | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0493) | 03/25/16 |
SB 665 - Marsden - Middle school student-athletes, public; pre-participation physical examination. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0692) | 04/04/16 |
SB 675 - Chafin - Health insurance for local employees. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Stricken from docket by Finance (15-Y 0-N) | 02/10/16 |
SB 734 - Obenshain - Public charter schools. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0770) | 04/20/16 |
SB 740 - Surovell - Electronic textbooks; use by students. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (H) Passed by indefinitely in Education | 03/02/16 |
SB 747 - Wagner - Promotion of cybersecurity in the Commonwealth. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Stricken at request of Patron in Finance (14-Y 0-N) | 02/10/16 |
SB 759 - Black - Public schools; dyslexia advisor. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Continued to 2017 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) | 02/11/16 |
SB 763 - Dance - Special education; recording of classrooms. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Continued to 2017 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) | 02/11/16 |
SB 776 - Barker - Public schools; residency of children in kinship care. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0388) | 03/11/16 |
SB 780 - Black - Home instruction or religious exemption; information disclosure. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0640) | 04/01/16 |