HB1135: Public schools; student's voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint.

Chief Patron

Bill Fralin (R-Roanoke)
Served: 2004–

Progress

☑	Introduced
☑	Passed Committee
☑	Passed House
☑	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Status

03/07/2008: Passed the House
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01/09/2008 Committee
01/09/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083335504
01/09/2008 Referred to Committee on Education
01/23/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB1135)
01/28/2008 Impact statement from ACLU of Virginia (HB1135)
02/04/2008 Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2008 Committee substitute printed 083369504-H1
02/05/2008 Read first time
02/06/2008 Passed by for the day
02/07/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB1135H1)
02/07/2008 Read second time
02/07/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 083369504-H1
02/07/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1135H1
02/08/2008 Read third time and passed House (88-Y 10-N)
02/08/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (88-Y 10-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2008 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
02/08/2008 Passed House (85-Y 13-N)
02/08/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE #2 (85-Y 13-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2008 Communicated to Senate
02/11/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/11/2008 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/19/2008 Assigned Education sub: Public Education
02/28/2008 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 1-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/28/2008 Committee substitute printed 083380504-S1
02/29/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB1135S1)
02/29/2008 Passed by for the day
03/03/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2008 Read third time
03/04/2008 Reading of substitute waived
03/04/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 083380504-S1
03/04/2008 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1135S1
03/04/2008 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2008 Placed on Calendar
03/05/2008 Senate substitute agreed to by House 083380504-S1 (99-Y 0-N)
03/05/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2008 Enrolled
03/07/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1135ER)
03/07/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB1135ER)
03/07/2008 Signed by Speaker
03/09/2008 Signed by President
04/11/2008 Governor's recommendation received by House

Summary

Board of Education; regulations governing limited public forums and religious viewpoints in the public schools. Provides that a student's voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint on an otherwise permissible subject must be not be discriminated against by local school divisions. Also, local school divisions must establish and implement a policy to ensure that the school division does not discriminate against a student's publicly stated voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint. Requires the Board of Education to promulgate and implement regulations regarding a limited public forum and voluntary student expression of religious viewpoints.

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