Virginia House Bill 1870 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 22 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0160)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Institutions of higher education; immunity from disciplinary action in certain cases involving a good faith report of an act of sexual violence. Removes the exemption of the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors from the requirement to include in its policy, code, rules, or set of standards governing sexual violence a provision for immunity from disciplinary action for certain individuals who make good faith reports of acts of sexual violence but permits Virginia Military Institute to include a provision stipulating that in the event that a cadet discloses personal consumption of drugs or alcohol in conjunction with a good faith report of an act of sexual violence and the superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute determines that such cadet's personal consumption of drugs or alcohol constitutes a threat to the cadet's well-being or the well-being of others, the superintendent may require such cadet to attend drug or substance use disorder counseling. The bill also requires the governing board of each public and nonprofit private institution of higher education to extend such provision of disciplinary immunity to disclosures of curfew violation where such disclosure is made in conjunction with a good faith report of an act of sexual violence. Under current law, such boards are only required to include a provision for disciplinary immunity from disclosures of personal consumption of drugs or alcohol made in conjunction with a good faith report of an act of sexual violence. Institutions of higher education; immunity from disciplinary action in certain cases involving a good faith report of an act of sexual violence. Removes the exemption of the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors from the requirement to include in its policy, code, rules, or set of standards governing sexual violence a provision for immunity from disciplinary action for certain individuals who make good faith reports of acts of sexual violence but permits Virginia Military Institute to include a provision stipulating that in the event that a cadet discloses personal consumption of drugs or alcohol in conjunction with a good faith report of an act of sexual violence and the superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute determines that such cadet's personal consumption of drugs or alcohol constitutes a threat to the cadet's well-being or the well-being of others, the superintendent may require such cadet to attend drug or substance use disorder counseling. The bill also requires the governing board of each public and nonprofit private institution of higher education to extend such provision of disciplinary immunity to disclosures of curfew violation where such disclosure is made in conjunction with a good faith report of an act of sexual violence. Under current law, such boards are only required to include a provision for disciplinary immunity from disclosures of personal consumption of drugs or alcohol made in conjunction with a good faith report of an act of sexual violence.

Higher educational institutions; immunity from disciplinary action in certain cases.

Del. Dan Helmer [D]

Del. Jackie Glass [D]

Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]

2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-22		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0160)
2023-03-22		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 160 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-25	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-23	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-23	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1870ER)
2023-02-23	House	Enrolled
2023-02-20	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-20	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-17	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16	Senate	Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
2023-02-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2023-02-07	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-06	House	VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06	House	Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
2023-02-03	House	Passed by for the day
2023-02-02	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1870H1
2023-02-02	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23105038D-H1
2023-02-02	House	Read second time
2023-02-01	House	Read first time
2023-01-30	House	Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30	House	Committee substitute printed 23105038D-H1
2023-01-30	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
2023-01-26	House	Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2023-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100656D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	1	808	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1870
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1870+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1870H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1870ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0160+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105038D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/23105038D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1870F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1870FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1870FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0902V0021+HB1870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H09V0092+HB1870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1444+HB1870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S04V0269+HB1870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0567HB1870+HB1870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0607HB1870+HB1870