VA HB2599 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0591)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Use of seclusion and restraint in public schools. Requires the Board of Education, in its regulations regarding the use of seclusion and restraint in public schools, to specifically identify and prohibit the use of any method of restraint or seclusion that it determines poses a significant danger to the student and establish safety standards for seclusion.

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Title

Public schools; prohibits use of seclusion and restraint.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0591)
2019-03-18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 591 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-02-28 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-02-28HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 28, 2019
2019-02-21SenateSigned by President
2019-02-21HouseSigned by Speaker
2019-02-21HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB2599ER)
2019-02-21HouseEnrolled
2019-02-18SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-18SenateRead third time
2019-02-15SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2019-02-14SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2019-02-07SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
2019-02-06SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2019-02-06SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2019-02-05HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-05HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-04HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB2599H1
2019-02-04HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 19105982D-H1
2019-02-04HouseRead second time
2019-02-03HouseRead first time
2019-02-01HouseReported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
2019-02-01HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2019-01-30HouseAssigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2019-01-30HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2019-01-30HouseCommittee substitute printed 19105982D-H1
2019-01-30HouseReported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2019-01-28HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2019-01-18HouseAssigned Education sub: Subcommittee #1
2019-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2019-01-09HousePresented and ordered printed 19102582D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221279.1:1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2599
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2599+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2599H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2599ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0591+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H0901V0031+HB2599
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H09V0076+HB2599
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H0203V0027+HB2599
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H02V0054+HB2599
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2397+HB2599
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S04V0256+HB2599
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0724HB2599+HB2599
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0743HB2599+HB2599

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