VA SB28 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on January 22 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-06 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

School boards; powers and duties; policies regarding cell phones and other handheld communication devices. Permits each school board to develop and implement a policy to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and other handheld communication devices during regular school hours.

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Title

School boards; powers and duties, policies regarding cell phones and other handheld devices.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Education (19-Y 1-N) (Y: 19 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N) (Y: 36 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-06HouseLeft in Education
2024-03-05HouseRereferred to Education
2024-03-05HouseMotion to rerefer to committee agreed to
2024-03-04HousePassed by for the day
2024-03-01HouseRead second time
2024-02-28HouseReported from Education (19-Y 1-N)
2024-02-27HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2024-02-23HouseAssigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
2024-02-13HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2024-02-13HouseRead first time
2024-02-13HousePlaced on Calendar
2024-01-23SenateRead third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
2024-01-22SenateRead second time and engrossed
2024-01-19SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2024-01-18SenateReported from Education and Health (13-Y 2-N)
2024-01-10SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
2023-12-11SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2023-12-11SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101810D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
22179.5:1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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