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SB 5083 Virginia Senate · 2020, 1st Special Session

School boards; board required to post on its website the COVID-19 virus mitigation plan.

Summary
School boards; websites; COVID-19 virus mitigation plan; emergency. Requires each school board to post in a publicly accessible and conspicuous location on its website the plan outlining its strategies for mitigating the spread and public health risk of the COVID-19 virus, consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Virginia Department of Health mitigation recommendations, that the school board is required to submit to the Department of Education before reopening schools in accordance with Phase II and III guidelines pursuant to the June 8, 2020, order of the State Health Commissioner. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Aug 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Sep 2020
Signed into Law
Oct 2020
Introduced Aug 17, 2020 Signed Oct 21, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Aug 27, 2020 · House of Delegates Sep 29, 2020

How they voted

34–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 40
Aug 27, 2020
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
14 Yea 5
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Oct 21, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 9 (effective 10/21/20)
executive
Oct 2, 2020
Introduced
House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Sep 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Sep 29, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Sep 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Wilt agreed to
lower
Sep 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Sep 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Sep 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Sep 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Aug 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 0-N)
upper
Aug 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Aug 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Aug 17, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 08/18/20 20200733D
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.