HB 787 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Public elementary or secondary school student; moral and character education, etc.

Summary
Teaching or promotion of certain concepts in public elementary and secondary education; declaration as unlawful and discriminatory practice. Declares it an unlawful and discriminatory practice for any local school board or employee or contractor thereof to teach any public elementary or secondary school student to believe or promote to any such student as valid the belief that (i) one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex; (ii) an individual, by virtue of the individual's race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously; (iii) an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of the individual's race or sex; (iv) an individual's moral character is necessarily determined by the individual's race or sex; or (v) an individual, by virtue of the individual's race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex, but permits any local school board or employee or contractor thereof to teach to any public elementary or secondary school student content that includes the past or present belief, by any individual or group, in any such concept.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Last action Mar 3, 2022
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 14, 2022

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
7
Committee
7
Amendments
11
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (50-Y 49-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Introduced
Motion to pass by Amendment #10 by Delegate Tran agreed to (50-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Introduced
Motion to pass by Amendment #9 by Delegate Jenkins agreed to (50-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Introduced
Motion to pass by Amendment #8 by Delegate VanValkenburg agreed to (50-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Introduced
Motion to pass by Amendment #7 by Delegate VanValkenburg agreed to (50-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Introduced
Motion to pass by Amendment #6 by Delegate VanValkenburg agreed to (50-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Introduced
Motion to pass by Amendment #5 by Delegate Helmer agreed to (50-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Introduced
Motion to pass by Amendment #4 by Delegate Scott, D.L. agreed to (50-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Introduced
Motion to pass by Amendment #3 by Delegate Hudson agreed to (50-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Introduced
Motion to pass by Amendment #2 by Delegate VanValkenburg agreed to (50-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Introduced
Motion to pass by Amendment #1 by Delegate VanValkenburg agreed to (50-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Davis agreed to
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (11-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: K-12
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104087D
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors