VA HB539 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 31 2022 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-02-24 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Public institutions of higher education; criminal history. Requires each public institution of higher education to include a disclosure to each applicant that certain criminal convictions may disqualify such applicant from pursuing his intended course of study or living in student housing, if applicable, and that applicants may contact the institution of higher education to learn more about which criminal convictions preclude individuals from pursuing certain courses of study or living in student housing.

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Title

Higher educational institutions, public; disclosure of certain criminal convictions to applicants.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) (Y: 51 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-26 - House - House: Reported from Education (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-02-24SenatePassed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N)
2022-02-19SenateAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2022-02-02SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2022-02-02SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2022-02-01HouseVOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N)
2022-02-01HouseRead third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
2022-01-31HouseRead second time and engrossed
2022-01-28HouseRead first time
2022-01-26HouseReported from Education (12-Y 10-N)
2022-01-24HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
2022-01-21HouseAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2022-01-11HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2022-01-11HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103671D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
231407.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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