Local school divisions; availability of virtual and in-person learning to all students.
Summary
Local school divisions; in-person learning.Requires each local school division to make in-person learning availableto all students by choice of the student's parent or guardian. Thebill contains an emergency clause.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2021
How they voted
22–11
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 2, 2021
D
Democratic17
64% Nay
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
14
Committee
14
Amendments
4
Mar 30, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 456 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (88-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1303H1
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
Motion to pass by floor amendment offered by Delegate Avoli agreed to (51-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21200505D-H1
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 13, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1303E
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendments by Senator Dunnavant agreed to
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Jan 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/21 21102517D
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
SD
Siobhan Dunnavant
RRepublican
Co
Bill DeSteph
RRepublican
Co
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
Co
Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
Co
CP
Chap Petersen
DDemocratic
Co
FR
Frank Ruff
RRepublican
Co
Jason S. Miyares
RRepublican
Co
JA
Jennifer A. Kiggans
RRepublican
Co
JM
Joe Morrissey
DDemocratic
Co
Todd Pillion
RRepublican
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