VA HB615 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0814)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0814)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board; purpose and duties; historically underrepresented students. Expands the purpose of the Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Advisory Board to include promoting the participation of historically underrepresented students, as defined in the bill, in primary and secondary schools in STEM education. The bill expands the duties of the Board to effectuate this additional purpose. Finally, the bill increases from 16 to 23 the nonlegislative citizen membership of the Board and provides that the seven additional members be appointed by the chairmen of the Virginia African American Advisory Board, Virginia-Asian Advisory Board, Latino Advisory Board, Council on Women, Virginia LGBTQ+ Advisory Board, Office of New Americans Advisory Board, and Virginia Board for People with Disabilities, with each chairman appointing one member representing the population served by his advisory board subject to the approval of a majority of the members of his advisory board. Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board; purpose and duties; historically underrepresented students. Expands the purpose of the Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Advisory Board to include promoting the participation of historically underrepresented students, as defined in the bill, in primary and secondary schools in STEM education. The bill expands the duties of the Board to effectuate this additional purpose. Finally, the bill increases from 16 to 23 the nonlegislative citizen membership of the Board and provides that the seven additional members be appointed by the chairmen of the Virginia African American Advisory Board, Virginia-Asian Advisory Board, Latino Advisory Board, Council on Women, Virginia LGBTQ+ Advisory Board, Office of New Americans Advisory Board, and Virginia Board for People with Disabilities, with each chairman appointing one member representing the population served by his advisory board subject to the approval of a majority of the members of his advisory board.
Title
Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board; powers and duties, historically underrepresented students.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-04-17 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 42-N) (Y: 58 N: 42 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) (Y: 51 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 4-N) (Y: 7 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 42-N) (Y: 58 N: 42 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) (Y: 51 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 4-N) (Y: 7 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0814) | |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Enacted, Chapter 814 (effective 7/1/24) |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Reenrolled bill text (HB615ER2) |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Reenrolled |
| 2024-04-17 | Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted | |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-04-17 | House | VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 42-N) |
| 2024-04-17 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (58-Y 42-N) |
| 2024-04-08 | House | Governor's substitute printed 24109278D-H2 |
| 2024-04-08 | House | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-03 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB615ER) |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-06 | House | VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N) |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB615H1 |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24106463D-H1 |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Committee substitute printed 24106463D-H1 |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N) |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 4-N) |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101178D |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | 364 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 22 | 1 | 365 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 22 | 1 | 367 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
