VA HB308 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0869)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Public elementary and secondary school students; excused absences; mental and behavioral health. Requires the Department of Education to establish and distribute to each school board no later than December 31, 2020, guidelines for the granting of excused absences to students who are absent from school due to mental or behavioral health and requires any student who is absent from school due to his mental or behavioral health to be granted an excused absence, subject to such guidelines.

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Title

Students; DOE to establish guideline for excused absence due to mental and behavioral health.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (59-Y 37-N) (Y: 59 N: 37 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (60-Y 38-N) (Y: 60 N: 38 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 8-N) (Y: 13 N: 8 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-04-08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0869)
2020-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 869 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-03SenateSigned by President
2020-03-02HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-02HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB308ER)
2020-03-02HouseEnrolled
2020-02-26HouseVOTE: Adoption (59-Y 37-N)
2020-02-26HouseSenate amendment agreed to by House (59-Y 37-N)
2020-02-26HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-24SenatePassed Senate with amendment (38-Y 2-N)
2020-02-24SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended
2020-02-24SenatePassed by temporarily
2020-02-24SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2020-02-24SenateReading of amendment waived
2020-02-24SenateRead third time
2020-02-21SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2020-02-20SenateReported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
2020-02-05SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-02-05SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-04HouseVOTE: Passage (60-Y 38-N)
2020-02-04HouseRead third time and passed House (60-Y 38-N)
2020-02-03HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB308H1
2020-02-03HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 20106887D-H1
2020-02-03HouseRead second time
2020-01-31HouseRead first time
2020-01-29HouseReported from Education with substitute (13-Y 8-N)
2020-01-29HouseCommittee substitute printed 20106887D-H1
2020-01-27HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
2020-01-13HouseAssigned Education sub: Pre-K-12
2019-12-31HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2019-12-31HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100877D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221254(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB308
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB308+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB308H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB308ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0869+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0901V0056+HB0308
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H09V0066+HB0308
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0359+HB0308
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S04V0250+HB0308
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0846HB0308+HB0308
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0876HB0308+HB0308
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1457+HB0308

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