Religious-exempt child day centers; staff-to-children ratios.
Summary
Religious-exempt child day centers; staff-to-children ratios. Provides that, with respect to a child day center that is exempt from licensure due to its operation under the auspices of a religious institution, the applicable staff-to-children ratio for children receiving care in a group shall be based on the age of the youngest child in such group. This bill is identical to SB 927.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Mar 27, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
10
Mar 27, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 494 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Rereferred from Education and Health (9-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Social Services
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Referred from Education
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102476D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tony Wilt
RRepublican
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