Virginia House Bill 1576 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-08 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Definition of and punishment for bullying. Defines "bullying" to mean recklessly or intentionally endangering the health or safety of a student by exposing the student repeatedly and over time to physical aggression or intimidation, whether through direct physical contact or through the use of information or communication technology, resulting in bodily injury or other harm to person or property. This definition does not supersede or limit any definition of bullying developed by the Board of Education or the actual codes of student conduct adopted by school boards pursuant to §22.1-279.6. Bullying is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Bullying; definition, punishment for actions.

Del. Mamye BaCote [D]	Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]	Del. David Englin [D]	Del. Eileen Filler-Corn [D]
Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Del. Paula Miller [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-08		House: Left in Courts of Justice
2011-02-02		House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2011-02-01		House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
2011-01-05		House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2011-01-05		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101414D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	56	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+HB1576
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1576+hil