VA HB1272 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 29-0)
Status: Passed on April 27 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0780)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 29-0)
Status: Passed on April 27 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0780)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Public elementary and secondary schools and public school-based early childhood care and education programs; student instruction; masks. Requires, except in the case of the 10 unscheduled remote learning days otherwise permitted by law or in certain cases of student discipline, each school board to offer in-person instruction, as defined in the bill, to each student enrolled in the local school division in a public elementary or secondary school for at least the minimum number of required annual instructional hours and to each student enrolled in the local school division in a public school-based early childhood care and education program for the entirety of the instructional time provided pursuant to such program. The bill permits, notwithstanding any other provision of law or any regulation, rule, or policy implemented by a school board, school division, school official, or other state or local authority, the parent of any child enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school, or in any school-based early childhood care and education program, to elect for such child to not wear a mask while on school property. The bill provides that no parent making such an election shall be required to provide a reason or any certification of the child's health or education status and no student shall suffer any adverse disciplinary or academic consequences as a result of this parental election. The bill clarifies that none of the foregoing provisions shall be construed to affect the authority granted to the Governor to achieve the purposes of relevant emergency services and disaster law with regard to a communicable disease of public health threat. Public elementary and secondary schools and public school-based early childhood care and education programs; student instruction; masks. Requires, except in the case of the 10 unscheduled remote learning days otherwise permitted by law or in certain cases of student discipline, each school board to offer in-person instruction, as defined in the bill, to each student enrolled in the local school division in a public elementary or secondary school for at least the minimum number of required annual instructional hours and to each student enrolled in the local school division in a public school-based early childhood care and education program for the entirety of the instructional time provided pursuant to such program. The bill permits, notwithstanding any other provision of law or any regulation, rule, or policy implemented by a school board, school division, school official, or other state or local authority, the parent of any child enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school, or in any school-based early childhood care and education program, to elect for such child to not wear a mask while on school property. The bill provides that no parent making such an election shall be required to provide a reason or any certification of the child's health or education status and no student shall suffer any adverse disciplinary or academic consequences as a result of this parental election. The bill clarifies that none of the foregoing provisions shall be construed to affect the authority granted to the Governor to achieve the purposes of relevant emergency services and disaster law with regard to a communicable disease of public health threat.
Title
Public elementary and secondary schools, etc.; student instruction.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2022-04-27 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (61-Y 39-N) (Y: 61 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-04-27 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-04-27 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-04-27 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (25-Y 15-N) (Y: 25 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) (Y: 23 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: Agree To (52-Y 48-N) (Y: 52 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) (Y: 52 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-14 - House - House: VOTE: Agree To (53-Y 47-N) (Y: 53 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-04-27 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-04-27 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-04-27 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (25-Y 15-N) (Y: 25 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) (Y: 23 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: Agree To (52-Y 48-N) (Y: 52 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) (Y: 52 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-14 - House - House: VOTE: Agree To (53-Y 47-N) (Y: 53 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-27 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0780) | |
| 2022-04-27 | House | Enacted, Chapter 780 (effective 7/1/22) |
| 2022-04-27 | Senate | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 2022-04-27 | House | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 2022-04-27 | House | Reenrolled bill text (HB1272ER2) |
| 2022-04-27 | Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted | |
| 2022-04-27 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N) |
| 2022-04-27 | Senate | Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-04-27 | House | Reenrolled |
| 2022-04-27 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (25-Y 15-N) |
| 2022-04-27 | House | VOTE: Adoption (61-Y 39-N) |
| 2022-04-27 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (61-Y 39-N) |
| 2022-04-27 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2022-04-11 | House | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 2022-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 | |
| 2022-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022 |
| 2022-03-04 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2022-03-03 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2022-03-03 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1272ER) |
| 2022-03-03 | House | Enrolled |
| 2022-02-28 | Senate | Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) |
| 2022-02-28 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-28 | Senate | Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) |
| 2022-02-28 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2022-02-25 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-24 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 7-N) |
| 2022-02-22 | Senate | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
| 2022-02-16 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2022-02-16 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2022-02-15 | House | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) |
| 2022-02-15 | House | Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N) |
| 2022-02-14 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1272H1 |
| 2022-02-14 | House | Pending question ordered |
| 2022-02-14 | House | VOTE: Agree To (53-Y 47-N) |
| 2022-02-14 | House | Motion to pass by Floor Amendment #2 by Delegate Simon agreed to (53-Y 47-N) |
| 2022-02-14 | House | VOTE: Agree To (52-Y 48-N) |
| 2022-02-14 | House | Motion to pass by Floor Amendment #1 by Delegate Simon agreed to (52-Y 48-N) |
| 2022-02-14 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 22106116D-H1 |
| 2022-02-14 | House | Read second time |
| 2022-02-11 | House | Read first time |
| 2022-02-09 | House | Committee substitute printed 22106116D-H1 |
| 2022-02-09 | House | Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N) |
| 2022-01-31 | House | Assigned Education sub: K-12 |
| 2022-01-20 | House | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 2022-01-20 | House | Presented and ordered printed 22104602D |
