VA HB536 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Enrolled on March 7 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on March 7 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Student bullying; definition; characteristics of victim. Adjusts the definition of "bullying" in the context of public education to specify that the real or perceived power imbalance between the aggressor or aggressors and victim that is involved in the act of bullying includes such a power imbalance on the basis of the membership of the victim in a group that is protected from discrimination pursuant to the Virginia Human Rights Act. Student bullying; definition; characteristics of victim. Adjusts the definition of "bullying" in the context of public education to specify that the real or perceived power imbalance between the aggressor or aggressors and victim that is involved in the act of bullying includes such a power imbalance on the basis of the membership of the victim in a group that is protected from discrimination pursuant to the Virginia Human Rights Act.
Title
Student bullying; adjusts definition, characteristics of victim.
Sponsors
| Del. Joshua Cole [D] | Del. Laura Jane Cohen [D] | Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D] | Del. Rozia Henson [D] |
| Del. Adele McClure [D] | Del. Betsy Carr [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (0-Y 100-N) (Y: 0 N: 100 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 43-N) (Y: 53 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 43-N) (Y: 53 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024 | |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Communicated to Governor |
| 2024-04-17 | House | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N) |
| 2024-04-17 | House | House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 100-N) |
| 2024-04-08 | House | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB536ER) |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-09 | House | VOTE: Passage (53-Y 43-N) |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Read third time and passed House (53-Y 43-N) |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Printed as engrossed 24102548D-E |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Engrossed by House as amended HB536E |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Reported from Education with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N) |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2024-01-19 | House | Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102548D |
