Virginia Senate Bill 1439 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 12 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0105)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Department of Education; guidelines on excused student absences; civic engagement. Provides that, subject to guidelines established by the Department of Education, each school board (i) shall permit one school day-long excused absence per school year for any middle school or high school student in the local school division who is absent from school to engage in a civic event and (ii) may permit additional excused absences for such students who are absent for such purposes. The bill also provides that local school boards may require that the student provide advance notice of the intended absence and require that the student provide documentation of participation in a civic event.

Students; guidelines on excused student absences, civic engagement.

Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]

Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]

Sen. Monty Mason [D]

2021-02-22 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N) (Y: 25 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-18 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (61-Y 39-N) (Y: 61 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N) (Y: 16 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-12 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 14-N) (Y: 25 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-12		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0105)
2021-03-12		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 105 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-01		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-01	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
2021-02-25	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-24	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-24	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1439ER)
2021-02-24	Senate	Enrolled
2021-02-22	Senate	House amendment agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N)
2021-02-18	House	VOTE: Passage (61-Y 39-N)
2021-02-18	House	Passed House with amendment (61-Y 39-N)
2021-02-18	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2021-02-18	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2021-02-18	House	Read third time
2021-02-17	House	Read second time
2021-02-15	House	Reported from Education with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N)
2021-02-12	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Education by voice vote
2021-02-05	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2021-02-05	House	Read first time
2021-02-05	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-03	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 14-N)
2021-02-02	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB1439S1
2021-02-02	Senate	Substitute by Senator McCLellan agreed to 21104293D-S1
2021-02-02	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-02	Senate	Committee amendment rejected
2021-02-02	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2021-02-02	Senate	Read second time
2021-02-02	Senate	Floor substitute printed 21104293D-S1 (McClellan)
2021-02-01	Senate	Passed by for the day
2021-01-29	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
2021-01-28	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with amendment (10-Y 5-N)
2021-01-20	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Public Education
2021-01-15	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2021-01-15	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 21102439D

SB1439 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Education by voice vote
HB1940 (Same As) 2021-03-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0104)
HB1940 (Same As) 2021-03-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0104)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	254	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+SB1439
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1439+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1439S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1439ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0105+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1439AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1439ASR
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200165A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1439AH
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1439AHE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1439F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1439FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1439FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S04C0086+SB1439
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0184SB1439+SB1439
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0277SB1439+SB1439
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0901V0004+SB1439
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H09V0011+SB1439
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1724+SB1439
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0264SB1439+SB1439