Virginia House Bill 1605 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 15-0)
Status: Vetoed on March 16 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-04-05 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts established. Permits the parent of a public preschool, elementary, or secondary school student who meets certain criteria to apply to the school division in which the student resides for a one-year, renewable Parental Choice Education Savings Account that consists of an amount that is equivalent to a certain percentage of all applicable annual Standards of Quality per pupil state funds appropriated for public school purposes and apportioned to the resident school division in which the student resides, including the per pupil share of state sales tax funding in basic aid and any state per pupil share of special education funding to which the student is eligible. The bill permits the parent to use the moneys in such account for certain education-related expenses of the student, including tuition, deposits, fees, and required textbooks at a private, sectarian or nonsectarian elementary or secondary school or preschool that is located in the Commonwealth and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin. The bill also contains provisions relating to auditing, rescinding, and reviewing expenses made from such accounts. The bill contains a reenactment clause.

Virginia Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts; established, report.

Del. Dave LaRock [R]	Del. Nicholas Freitas [R]	Del. Richard Bell [R]	Del. Mark Cole [R]
Del. Christopher Collins [R]	Del. Matt Fariss [R]	Del. Hyland Fowler [R]	Del. Thomas Greason [R]
Del. Steven Landes [R]	Del. Scott Lingamfelter [R]	Del. Robert Marshall [R]	Del. James Massie [R]
Del. Christopher Peace [R]	Del. Charles Poindexter [R]	Del. Michael Webert [R]

2017-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (50-Y 49-N) (Y: 50 N: 49 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2017-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (7-Y 4-N) (Y: 7 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (49-Y 47-N) (Y: 49 N: 47 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2017-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 7-N) (Y: 12 N: 7 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Education with amendment (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (4-Y 3-N) (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-05	House	House sustained Governor's veto
2017-04-05	House	Placed on Calendar
2017-03-16		Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2017-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
2017-03-13	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
2017-03-10	Senate	Signed by President
2017-03-07	House	Signed by Speaker
2017-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1605ER)
2017-03-07	House	Enrolled
2017-02-22	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (50-Y 49-N)
2017-02-22	House	Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 17105590D-S1 (50-Y 49-N)
2017-02-22	House	Placed on Calendar
2017-02-21	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (21-Y 19-N)
2017-02-21	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB1605S1
2017-02-21	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2017-02-21	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2017-02-21	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 17105590D-S1
2017-02-21	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2017-02-21	Senate	Read third time
2017-02-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-16	Senate	Reported from Finance with amendment (7-Y 4-N)
2017-02-16	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2017-02-16	Senate	Committee substitute printed 17105590D-S1
2017-02-16	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
2017-02-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2017-02-08	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2017-02-07	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (49-Y 47-N)
2017-02-07	House	Read third time and passed House (49-Y 47-N)
2017-02-06	House	Printed as engrossed 17100986D-E
2017-02-06	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1605E
2017-02-06	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2017-02-06	House	Read second time
2017-02-03	House	Read first time
2017-02-01	House	Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 7-N)
2017-01-31	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
2017-01-25	House	Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2017-01-25	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2017-01-25	House	Reported from Education with amendment (12-Y 9-N)
2017-01-24	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (4-Y 3-N)
2017-01-13	House	Assigned Education sub: Education Innovation
2017-01-03	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2017-01-03	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100986D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	222.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	222.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB1605
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1605+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1605E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1605S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1605ER+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H0903V0002+HB1605
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H09V0063+HB1605
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H0204V0005+HB1605
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H02V0032+HB1605
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2048+HB1605
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S04V0280+HB1605
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S05V0317+HB1605
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0735HB1605+HB1605
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0791HB1605+HB1605
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2703+HB1605