Virginia House Bill 1940 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-1)
Status: Engrossed on January 21 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Department of Education; guidelines on excused student absences; civic or political engagement. Provides that, subject to guidelines established by the Department of Education, each school board (i) shall permit one school day-long excused absence per school year for any middle school or high school student in the local school division who is absent from school to engage in a civic or political event and (ii) may permit additional excused absences for such students who are absent for such purposes. Department of Education; guidelines on excused student absences; civic or political engagement. Provides that, subject to guidelines established by the Department of Education, each school board (i) shall permit one school day-long excused absence per school year for any middle school or high school student in the local school division who is absent from school to engage in a civic or political event and (ii) may permit additional excused absences for such students who are absent for such purposes.

Students; guidelines on excused student absences, civic or political engagement.

Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Del. Lashrecse Aird [D]	Del. Hala Ayala [D]
Del. Betsy Carr [D]	Del. Lee Carter [D]	Del. Joshua Cole [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]
Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Paul Krizek [D]
Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]
Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Del. Richard Sullivan [D]	Del. Lee Ware [R]

2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-22 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (62-Y 37-N) (Y: 62 N: 37 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-18 - House - House: Reported from Education (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2021-01-25	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2021-01-25	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-01-22	House	VOTE: Passage (62-Y 37-N)
2021-01-22	House	Read third time and passed House (62-Y 37-N)
2021-01-21	House	Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1940H1
2021-01-21	House	Substitute by Delegate Rasoul agreed to 21103483D-H1
2021-01-21	House	Read second time
2021-01-21	House	Floor substitute printed 21103483D-H1 (Rasoul)
2021-01-20	House	Passed by for the day
2021-01-19	House	Read first time
2021-01-18	House	Reported from Education (17-Y 5-N)
2021-01-15	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2021-01-13	House	Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12
2021-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2021-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100543D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	254	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB1940
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB1940+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB1940H1+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB1940F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB1940FH1122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H0901V0056+HB1940
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H09V0025+HB1940
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+HV1008+HB1940
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S04V0107+HB1940