VA SB557 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 5 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0203)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

School bus operators; training. Requires any school bus operator applicant who does not possess a commercial driver's license to receive (i) a minimum of 24 hours of classroom training and (ii) six hours of behind-the-wheel training on a school bus that contains no pupil passengers and requires any school bus operator applicant who possesses a commercial driver's license to receive (a) a minimum of four hours of classroom training and (b) three hours of behind-the-wheel training on a school bus that contains no pupil passengers. Current law leaves the setting of such hourly requirements to the Department of Education. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to HB 810.

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Title

School bus operators; classroom and behind-the-wheel training.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-02-21 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 1-N) (Y: 99 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-14 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0203)
2018-03-05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 203 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-02-26 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
2018-02-26SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
2018-02-23SenateSigned by President
2018-02-22HouseSigned by Speaker
2018-02-22SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB557ER)
2018-02-22SenateEnrolled
2018-02-21SenateTitle replaced 18107054D-H1
2018-02-21SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-19HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 1-N)
2018-02-19HousePassed House with substitute (99-Y 1-N)
2018-02-19HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute SB557H1
2018-02-19HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 18107054D-H1
2018-02-19HouseRead third time
2018-02-16HouseRead second time
2018-02-14HouseCommittee substitute printed 18107054D-H1
2018-02-14HouseReported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2018-02-05HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2018-02-05HouseRead first time
2018-02-05HousePlaced on Calendar
2018-01-30SenateRead third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2018-01-29SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB557S1
2018-01-29SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 18105297D-S1
2018-01-29SenateReading of substitute waived
2018-01-29SenateRead second time
2018-01-26SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
2018-01-25SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2018-01-25SenateCommittee substitute printed 18105297D-S1
2018-01-17SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
2018-01-09SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2018-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101767D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221181(n/a)See Bill Text
462339(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB557
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB557+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB557S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB557H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB557ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0203+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S04V0072+SB0557
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0162SB0557+SB0557
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0206SB0557+SB0557
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H09V0146+SB0557
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0820+SB0557
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0586SB0557+SB0557

Bill Comments

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