SB538: Higher educational institutions; first warning and emergency notification system required.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Mark Obenshain (R-26)

Mark Obenshain
(R-26)
Served: 2004–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Status
03/05/2008: signed by governor
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- 01/09/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081404804
- 01/09/2008 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/16/2008 Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 01/17/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB538)
- 01/31/2008 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 01/31/2008 Rereferred to Finance
- 02/05/2008 Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/06/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/07/2008 Read second time
- 02/07/2008 Reading of amendment waived
- 02/07/2008 Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/07/2008 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB538E
- 02/07/2008 Printed as engrossed 081404804-E
- 02/08/2008 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/08/2008 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/08/2008 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/08/2008 Communicated to House
- 02/13/2008 Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2008 Read first time
- 02/13/2008 Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/15/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB538E)
- 02/22/2008 Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/25/2008 Read second time
- 02/26/2008 Read third time
- 02/26/2008 Floor substitute printed 082592616-H1 (Marshall, R. G. )
- 02/26/2008 Speaker ruled floor substitute by Delegate Marshall, R.G. not germane
- 02/26/2008 Passed House (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/27/2008 Enrolled
- 02/27/2008 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB538ER)
- 02/27/2008 Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB538ER)
- 02/28/2008 Signed by President
- 03/05/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 413 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/14/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0413)
Summary
Higher education; first warning and emergency notification
system required. Mandates that by August 1, 2008, each public institution
of higher education establish a comprehensive, prompt, and reliable first
warning and emergency notification system for students, staff, and faculty.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight
has video: 01/09/2008, 01/09/2008, 01/17/2008, 01/31/2008, 02/06/2008, 02/06/2008, 02/07/2008, 02/07/2008, 02/08/2008, 02/08/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/15/2008, 02/15/2008, 02/25/2008, 02/26/2008, 02/26/2008, 02/28/2008 and 02/28/2008.
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