HB 2191 Virginia House of Delegates · 2017 Regular Session

School boards; procedures for handling sexually explicit instructional materials, etc.

Summary
Requires each school board's procedures for handling challenged controversial instructional materials to include procedures for (i) annually notifying the parent of any student enrolled in a course in which the instructional materials or related academic activities may include sexually explicit content of the potential for such sexually explicit content in such course and (ii) providing, as a replacement for instructional materials or related academic activities that include sexually explicit content, nonexplicit instructional materials or related academic activities to any student whose parent so requests. The bill defines "sexually explicit content" as content that involves any criminal sexual assault defined and punishable as a felony under Article 7 (§ 18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2 of the Code of Virginia or any act defined and punishable as a felony under § 18.2-361.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Vetoed
Apr 2017
Introduced Jan 11, 2017 Vetoed Apr 5, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Apr 5, 2017
Vetoed
House sustained Governor's veto (65-Y 32-N)
legislature
Mar 13, 2017
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 21, 2017
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (71-Y 25-N)
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (73-Y 25-N)
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2191H1
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104985D-H1
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102452D
legislature
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors