HB 829 Virginia House of Delegates · 2018 Regular Session

Compulsory school attendance; requires parent of school-age child to cause child to attend school.

Summary

Clarifies that each parent of a school-age child in the Commonwealth is required to cause his child to attend school. Current law requires each such parent to send his child to school.

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2018

Committee Review

Feb 2018

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2018

Senate Passage

Feb 2018

Governor

Introduced Jan 9, 2018 Last action Mar 15, 2018

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 21, 2018

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

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Feb 14, 2018

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

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Feb 13, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)

legislature

Feb 12, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB829H1

legislature

Feb 12, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 18106540D-H1

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Jan 19, 2018

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #1

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Jan 9, 2018

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

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Jan 9, 2018

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101501D

legislature

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors