Disorderly conduct; students.
Summary
Disorderly conduct; students. Provides that an elementary or secondary school student is not guilty of disorderly conduct in a public place if the disorderly conduct occurred on the property of an elementary or secondary school, on a school bus, or at any activity conducted or sponsored by any elementary or secondary school. This bill incorporates HB 8 and is identical to SB 3.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 30, 2019
Signed Mar 8, 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
38
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Mar 8, 2020
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Mar 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (57-Y 37-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 37-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB256H1
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20105154D-H1
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100028D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael P. Mullin
DDemocratic
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Bourne
DDemocratic
Co
Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones
DDemocratic
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