Virginia House Bill 1940 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-1)
Status: Passed on March 12 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0104)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Department of Education; guidelines on excused student absences; civic 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 event and (ii) may permit additional excused absences for such students who are absent for such purposes. The bill also provides that local school boards may require that the student provide advance notice of the intended absence and require that the student provide documentation of participation in a civic event.

Students; guidelines on excused student absences, civic engagement.

Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Sen. 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]

2021-02-17 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (61-Y 38-N) (Y: 61 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (26-Y 13-N) (Y: 26 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
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
2021-03-12		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0104)
2021-03-12		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 104 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-02-25		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-02-25	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
2021-02-24	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-22	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-22	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1940ER)
2021-02-22	House	Enrolled
2021-02-17	House	VOTE: Adoption (61-Y 38-N)
2021-02-17	House	Senate amendments agreed to by House (61-Y 38-N)
2021-02-17	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-15	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments (26-Y 13-N)
2021-02-15	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2021-02-15	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2021-02-15	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2021-02-15	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-11	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 5-N)
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

HB1940 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
SB1439 (Same As) 2021-03-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0105)
SB1439 (Same As) 2021-03-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0105)

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?212+sum+HB1940
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1940+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1940H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1940ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0104+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200045A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1940AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1940ASE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1940F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1940FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1940FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0901C0056+HB1940
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H09C0025+HB1940
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1008+HB1940
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S04C0107+HB1940
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S04V0013+HB1940
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0014HB1940+HB1940
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0035HB1940+HB1940
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1655+HB1940