VA HB3 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 12 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-23 - Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (5-Y 7-N 1-A)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); charter schools. Provides for a referendum at the November 8, 2016, election to approve or reject an amendment to grant the Board of Education the authority to establish charter schools within the school divisions of the Commonwealth, subject to any criteria or conditions that the General Assembly may prescribe.

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Title

Constitutional amendment; charter schools (submitting to qualified voters).

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (5-Y 7-N 1-A) (Y: 5 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2016-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (50-Y 48-N) (Y: 52 N: 49 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 9-N) (Y: 10 N: 9 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-02-23SenateFailed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (5-Y 7-N 1-A)
2016-02-16SenateReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2016-02-16SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-15HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (50-Y 48-N)
2016-02-15HouseRead third time and passed House (50-Y 48-N)
2016-02-12HouseRead second time and engrossed
2016-02-08HousePassed by until Friday, February 12, 2016
2016-02-02HousePassed by until Monday, February 8, 2016
2016-02-01HouseRead first time
2016-01-29HouseReported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 9-N)
2015-11-16HouseReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2015-11-16HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100596D

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Bill Comments

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