Electronic textbooks; hardware. (HB1338)

Introduced By

Del. Peter Farrell (R-Henrico) with support from co-patron Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville)

Progress

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

Description

Electronic textbooks; funding. Requires, for purposes of Standards of Quality basic aid funding, the hardware and software necessary to support electronic textbooks to be considered an instructional expense. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
11/26/2014Committee
11/26/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100561D
11/26/2014Referred to Committee on Education
01/16/2015Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education
01/28/2015Impact statement from DPB (HB1338)
01/29/2015Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
02/02/2015Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2015Committee substitute printed 15102959D-H1
02/02/2015Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/03/2015Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
02/04/2015Impact statement from DPB (HB1338H1)
02/06/2015Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
02/06/2015Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2015Read first time
02/09/2015Read second time
02/09/2015Committee substitute agreed to 15102959D-H1
02/09/2015Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1338H1
02/10/2015Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
02/10/2015VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2015Constitutional reading dispensed
02/11/2015Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/19/2015Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2015Read third time
02/24/2015Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2015Enrolled
03/06/2015Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1338ER)
03/06/2015Signed by Speaker
03/07/2015Signed by President
03/10/2015Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
03/10/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
03/23/2015G Approved by Governor-Chapter 563 (effective 7/1/15)
03/23/2015G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0563)
03/24/2015Impact statement from DPB (HB1338ER)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 1 minute.