VA HB709 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Passed on March 9 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-03-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0097)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Public schools; purchase of electronic textbooks. Requires contracts and purchase orders with publishers of textbooks approved by the Board of Education for use in grades 6 - 12 to allow for the purchase of printed textbooks, printed textbooks with electronic files, or electronic textbooks separate and apart from printed versions of the same textbook. In addition, allows each school board to purchase an assortment of textbooks in any of the three forms listed above.

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Title

Electronic textbooks; allows for purchase of printed textbooks, etc., for public schools.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2010-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-28 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-20 - House - House: Reported from Science and Technology (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-03-09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0097)
2010-03-09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 97 (effective 7/1/10)
2010-02-25 Senate: Signed by President
2010-02-24 House: Signed by Speaker
2010-02-24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB709ER)
2010-02-24 House: Enrolled
2010-02-22 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2010-02-22 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2010-02-22 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2010-02-22 Senate: Read third time
2010-02-19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2010-02-18 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
2010-01-29 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2010-01-29 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2010-01-28 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2010-01-28 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2010-01-27 House: Read second time and engrossed
2010-01-26 House: Read first time
2010-01-25 House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
2010-01-20 House: Referred to Committee on Education
2010-01-20 House: Reported from Science and Technology (22-Y 0-N)
2010-01-12 House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
2010-01-12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100716D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221241(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+HB709
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB709+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB709ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0097+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+H21V0001+HB0709
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+H09V0009+HB0709
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+HV0187+HB0709
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+S04V0131+HB0709
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0402HB0709+HB0709
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0409HB0709+HB0709
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0410HB0709+HB0709
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0411HB0709+HB0709

Bill Comments

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