Higher educational institution; implement policies that recognize scheduling obligation by military. (HB548)

Introduced By

Del. Barbara Comstock (R-McLean) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Scott Garrett (R-Lynchburg), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Rick Morris (R-Carrollton), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

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

Description

Higher education; active duty military.  Requires public institutions of higher education to implement policies that provide active duty military personnel with certain administrative benefits, including preferences for class registration. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2012Committee
01/10/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101322D
01/10/2012Referred to Committee on Education
01/13/2012Assigned Education sub: Higher Education and Arts
01/17/2012Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
01/23/2012Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2012Committee substitute printed 12104492D-H1
01/24/2012Read first time
01/25/2012Read second time
01/25/2012Committee substitute agreed to 12104492D-H1
01/25/2012Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB548H1
01/26/2012Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/26/2012VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2012Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
01/26/2012Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
01/26/2012VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2012Constitutional reading dispensed
01/27/2012Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/14/2012Impact statement from DPB (HB548H1)
02/16/2012Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2012Read third time
02/20/2012Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2012Enrolled
02/23/2012Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB548ER)
02/23/2012Impact statement from DPB (HB548ER)
02/23/2012Signed by Speaker
02/23/2012Signed by President
03/08/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 169 (effective 7/1/12)
03/08/2012G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0169)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 50 seconds.