Virginia House Bill 137 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Passed on March 7 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0430)

Textbook purchasing contracts. Permits local school boards to enter into contracts with publishers for the purchase of textbooks. The bill expands the definition of textbook to include print and electronic media. The bill reorganizes the textbook purchasing process and repeals several sections of outdated code. Also provides that if consumable materials are sold to students, the local school board must provide those materials at a reduced price, or free of charge, to students who are unable to afford them. This bill is identical to

Textbook purchases; permits local school boards to enter into contracts with publishers.

Del. Kathy Byron [R]	Del. Anne Crockett-Stark [R]	Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]	Del. James Massie [R]
Del. Joe May [R]	Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]	Del. Samuel Nixon [R]	Del. Christopher Peace [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-14		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0430)
2008-03-07		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 430 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-03		Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-29		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-29		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB137ER)
2008-02-29		House: Enrolled
2008-02-27		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
2008-02-27		House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
2008-02-26		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-25		Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-25		Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-25		Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
2008-02-25		Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
2008-02-25		Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
2008-02-25		Senate: Reading of amendments waived
2008-02-25		Senate: Read third time
2008-02-22		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-21		Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-29		Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2008-01-29		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-01-28		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-01-28		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-01-28		House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-01-25		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB137H1
2008-01-25		House: Committee substitute agreed to 083359676-H1
2008-01-25		House: Read second time
2008-01-24		House: Read first time
2008-01-23		House: Committee substitute printed 083359676-H1
2008-01-23		House: Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
2007-12-20		House: Referred to Committee on Education
2007-12-20		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087917676

SB356 (Same As) 2010-02-16 - Senate: Left in Courts of Justice

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB137