SB 498 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

School-connected overdose policies; guidelines, parental notification and response.

Summary
School-connected overdoses; policies relatingto parental notification and response; requirements. Requires each division superintendent or his designee to notify the parent of each student in the local school division of any school-connected overdose, defined as any verified overdose that occurs on school premises during or after regular school hours or during school-sanctioned activities whether on or off school premises, within 24 hours of learning of the overdose. The bill requires such notification to include as much information as is known about the circumstances surrounding the overdose, to the extent that the disclosure of any such information is not prohibited by any applicable law, rule, or regulation relating to the disclosure and protection of a minor's personal, confidential, or otherwise sensitive information. The bill requires the Board of Education to establish guidelinesfor school-connected overdose response and parental notificationpolicies, including (a) a model action plan for each school boardto follow in responding to the overdose, including communicatingand coordinating with the Department of Education and the local law-enforcementliaison or local law-enforcement agency that employs the school resourceofficers for such school division, and (b) criteria for issuing theparental notification to ensure sensitivity to the privacy interestsof any affected individuals.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Vetoed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 26, 2024

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 6, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
54
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Apr 17, 2024
Vetoed
House rejected Governor's recommendation (42-Y 57-N)
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Apr 5, 2024
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB498ER)
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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