Higher educational institutions, public; student identification cards, emergency services website.
Summary
Public institutions of higher education; student identification cards; contact information of certain emergency services required. Requires each public institution of higher educationthat issues student identification cards to clearly print and conspicuouslylabel on each student identification card, in addition to the "988Suicide and Crisis Lifeline," the contact information of the followingemergency services: (i) the law enforcement, fire department, andemergency medical services serving the geographical area in whichsuch institution is located; (ii) the institution's campus police department and any additional security departments or services andemergency medical services or health departments available on campus;and (iii) the sexual assault crisis center or victim support servicewith which the institution entered into a memorandum of understandingpursuant to relevant law and the National Sexual Assault Hotline.The bill requires each such institution to annually review the requiredcontact information to ensure that it is accurate and current.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 2, 2024
Signed Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 26, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Mar 28, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 176 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB163ER)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Higher Education
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
lower
Jan 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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