Virginia House Bill 1663

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-5)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-22 - Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Guidelines, policies, and procedures on the prevention and management of heat illness in student-athletes. Requires the Board of Education to develop and distribute to each local school division guidelines on policies and procedures to inform and educate coaches, student-athletes, and the parents of student-athletes about the nature and risk of heat illness and requires each school board to develop and establish policies and procedures regarding the prevention and management of heat illness in student-athletes that, among other things, establish guidelines for (i) student-athlete hydration during athletic activities, including administration of electrolytes when indicated; (ii) monitoring heat illness associated with athletic activities, including measures to prevent, identify, and treat heat illness; and (iii) establishing a cooling zone available for each outdoor athletic contest, practice, workout, or conditioning session that includes interventions to rapidly cool internal body temperature when student-athletes exhibit symptoms of exertional heat stroke.

Guidelines, policies, and procedures on the prevention and management of heat illness in student-athletes.

Del. Michael Jones [D]	Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]	Del. Rae Cousins [D]	Del. Carrie Coyner [R]
Del. Chad Green [R]	Del. Rozia Henson [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra [D]
Del. Ian Lovejoy [R]	Del. Michelle Maldonado [D]	Del. Marty Martinez [D]	Del. Chris Obenshain [R]
Del. David Owen [R]	Del. Irene Shin [D]

2025-01-22 - House - Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-20 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-15 - House - Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 5-N) (Y: 16 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-14 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-22	House	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2025-01-20	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2025-01-15	House	Assigned Approps sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2025-01-15	House	Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 5-N)
2025-01-14	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1663)
2025-01-14	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
2025-01-10	House	Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
2025-01-03	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2025-01-03	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101432D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1663
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1663/text/HB1663
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020001.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1663/20251/H09001V2510031
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1663/20251/H09V2510091
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1663/20251/H02003V2510388
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1663/20251/H02V2510674