VA HJR1 | 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 (second resolution); charter schools. Grants the Board of Education authority, subject to criteria and conditions prescribed by the General Assembly, to establish charter schools within the school divisions of the Commonwealth. This is the second resolution for Senate Joint Resolution 256 (2015).

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Title

Constitutional amendment; charter schools (second reference).

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]
2016-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (52-Y 47-N) (Y: 54 N: 48 NV: 1 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)
2016-02-15SenateReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2016-02-15SenateReading waived
2016-02-12HouseVOTE: ADOPTION (52-Y 47-N)
2016-02-12HouseAgreed to by House (52-Y 47-N)
2016-02-12HouseEngrossed by House
2016-02-12HouseTaken up
2016-02-08HousePassed by until Friday, February 12, 2016
2016-02-02HousePassed by until Monday, February 8, 2016
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 16100594D

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Bill Comments

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