VA HB457 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0380)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Degree-granting postsecondary schools; distance learning reciprocity agreements; consumer protection. Requires any degree-granting postsecondary school providing distance learning to residents of the Commonwealth from a location outside of the Commonwealth to be certified to operate in the Commonwealth or be a participant in any interstate reciprocity agreement to which the Commonwealth belongs, in accordance with the State Council of Higher Education's authority under relevant law, for the purpose of consumer protection. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2022.

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Title

Postsecondary schools; distance learning, certification and reciprocity, effective date.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N) (Y: 98 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0380)
2020-03-18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 380 (effective 7/1/22)
2020-03-06 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-06HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020
2020-02-27SenateSigned by President
2020-02-27HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-27HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB457ER)
2020-02-27HouseEnrolled
2020-02-24SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24SenateRead third time
2020-02-21SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2020-02-20SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2020-02-14SenateAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2020-02-10SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-07HouseVOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N)
2020-02-07HouseRead third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
2020-02-06HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB457H1
2020-02-06HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 20106010D-H1
2020-02-06HouseRead second time
2020-02-05HouseRead first time
2020-02-03HouseCommittee substitute printed 20106010D-H1
2020-02-03HouseReported from Education with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
2020-01-29HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
2020-01-13HouseAssigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
2020-01-03HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2020-01-03HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103280D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
231219(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB457
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB457+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB457H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB457ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0380+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0902V0028+HB0457
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H09V0112+HB0457
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0594+HB0457
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S04V0290+HB0457
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0846HB0457+HB0457
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0863HB0457+HB0457

Bill Comments

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