VA SJR251 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on February 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-20 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ251ER)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on February 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-20 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ251ER)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Study; JLARC; public school libraries; removal of certain books; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the removal of books from public school libraries in the Commonwealthafter July 1, 2020, on the basis of such books containing sexually explicit content or other content deemed objectionable for the purpose of identifying each book removed and, for each book removed, (i) the purported reason for its removal, (ii) the processes and procedures by which each book was identified as containing content necessitating its removal and for removing each book, and (iii) whether applicable state law directing the Department of Education to adopt model policies and each school board to adopt policies consistent with such model policies was used by any school division to justify the identification, removal, or process and procedures by which each book was identified or removed. The bill requires JLARC to complete its meetings by August 1, 2025, and directs the chairman to submit an executive summary of its findings and recommendations by October 1, 2025.
Title
Public school libraries; removal of certain books, report.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-02-20 - House - Agreed to by House (55-Y 43-N) (Y: 55 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-02-17 - House - Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 4-N) (Y: 14 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-27 - Senate - Reading waived (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-02-17 - House - Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 4-N) (Y: 14 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-27 - Senate - Reading waived (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ251ER) |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Agreed to by House (55-Y 43-N) |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Rules Substitute rejected |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Taken up |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Committee substitute printed 25107606D-H1 |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 4-N) |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Agreed to by Senate by voice vote |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 25101466D-E |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Rules Amendments agreed to |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2025-01-27 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-01-27 | Senate | Reading waived (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-27 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Reported from Rules with amendments (Voice Vote) |
| 2024-12-31 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| 2024-12-31 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101466D |
