VA SB438 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 1 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0597)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Public institutions of higher education; personal social media accounts. Prohibits a public or private institution of higher education from requiring a student to disclose the username or password to any of such student's personal social media accounts, as defined in the bill. The bill further provides that such a prohibition shall not prevent a campus police officer appointed by a public or private institution of higher education from performing his official duties.

Tracking Information

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Title

Higher educational institutions; social media accounts.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-03-10 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-10 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (29-Y 9-N 1-A) (Y: 29 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-03-10 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-10 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (34-Y 5-N) (Y: 34 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-07 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - House - House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N) (Y: 28 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-04-01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0597)
2016-04-01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 597 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-16SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/16/16
2016-03-11HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-03-11SenateSigned by President
2016-03-11SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB438ER)
2016-03-11SenateEnrolled
2016-03-10SenateTitle replaced 16106069D-H1
2016-03-10SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (29-Y 9-N 1-A)
2016-03-10SenateReconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2016-03-10SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (34-Y 5-N)
2016-03-10HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2016-03-10HousePassed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2016-03-10HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute SB438H1
2016-03-10HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 16106069D-H1
2016-03-10HouseRead third time
2016-03-09HouseRead second time
2016-03-07HouseCommittee substitute printed 16106069D-H1
2016-03-07HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2016-03-03HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-03-03HouseMotion to refer to committee agreed to
2016-03-02HousePassed by for the day
2016-03-02HouseRead third time
2016-03-01HouseRead second time
2016-02-29HouseReported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
2016-02-23HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
2016-02-15HouseAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2016-02-11HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2016-02-11HouseRead first time
2016-02-11HousePlaced on Calendar
2016-02-09SenateRead third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
2016-02-08SenatePrinted as engrossed 16102473D-E
2016-02-08SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB438E
2016-02-08SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2016-02-08SenateReading of amendment waived
2016-02-08SenateRead second time
2016-02-05SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-04SenateReported from Education and Health with amendment (13-Y 1-N)
2016-01-25SenateAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2016-01-12SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2016-01-12SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102473D

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB438
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB438+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB438E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB438H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB438ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0597+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S04V0078+SB0438
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0219SB0438+SB0438
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0279SB0438+SB0438
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H0902V0033+SB0438
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H09V0170+SB0438
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H08V0425+SB0438
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV1024SB0438+SB0438
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV1027SB0438+SB0438
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV1028SB0438+SB0438
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV1310+SB0438

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