VA HB831 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Passed on March 25 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0472)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Standards and programs of instruction; computer science and computational thinking. Requires the Standards of Learning established by the Board of Education and the program of instruction for grades kindergarten through 12 developed and implemented by each local school board to include computer science and computational thinking, including computer coding.

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Title

Standards of Learning; curriculum shall include computer science and computational thinking.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-25 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0472)
2016-03-25 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 472 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-07 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-07HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
2016-03-05SenateSigned by President
2016-03-02HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-03-02HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB831ER)
2016-03-02HouseEnrolled
2016-02-29SenatePassed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2016-02-29SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2016-02-29SenatePassed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2016-02-29SenateRead third time
2016-02-26SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-25SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2016-02-17SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2016-02-17SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-16HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-16HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-15HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB831H1
2016-02-15HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 16104876D-H1
2016-02-15HouseRead second time
2016-02-12HousePassed by for the day
2016-02-11HouseRead first time
2016-02-10HouseCommittee substitute printed 16104876D-H1
2016-02-10HouseReported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2016-02-08HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
2016-01-19HouseAssigned Education sub: Education Innovation
2016-01-12HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2016-01-12HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102600D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221253.13:4(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB831
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB831+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB831H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB831ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0472+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H0903V0029+HB0831
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H09V0065+HB0831
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0545+HB0831
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S04V0210+HB0831
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0676HB0831+HB0831
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0693HB0831+HB0831
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0716HB0831+HB0831
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0717HB0831+HB0831

Bill Comments

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