High school family life education curricula; effective and evidence-based programs on consent.
Summary
Provides that any high school family life education curriculum offered by a local school division may incorporate age-appropriate elements of effective and evidence-based programs on the law and meaning of consent.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 11, 2017
Signed Mar 3, 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
26
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Mar 3, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 299 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2257S1
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105326D-S1
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (83-Y 11-N)
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2257E
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100874D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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