Public schools; use of digital devices.
Summary
Department of Education; Department of Health;guidelines for use of digital devices in public schools. Requiresthe Department of Education, in collaboration with the Departmentof Health and medical professional societies, to develop and implementhealth and safety best practice guidelines for the use of digitaldevices in public schools no later than the 2021 - 2022 school year.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 6, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Apr 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 677 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (83-Y 13-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (27-Y 13-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (85-Y 13-N 1-A)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB817E
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with amendment (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Assigned CT & I sub: Communications
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104624D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
Co
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
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