School calendar; opening day of school year. (HB1983)
Introduced By
Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls) with support from co-patrons Del. Les Adams (R-Chatham), and Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-Oak Hill)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
School calendar; opening day of the school year. Makes local school boards responsible for setting the school calendar and determining the opening day of the school year and eliminates the post-Labor Day opening requirement and "good cause" scenarios for which the Board of Education may grant waivers of this requirement. The bill contains technical amendments. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2017 | Committee |
| 01/10/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101307D |
| 01/10/2017 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 01/13/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1983) |
| 01/23/2017 | Reported from Education (15-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/24/2017 | Read first time |
| 01/25/2017 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/26/2017 | Read third time and passed House (75-Y 24-N) |
| 01/26/2017 | VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 24-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/27/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/27/2017 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/09/2017 | Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
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 1 minute.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
AND MOVE TO THE THIRD READING. THAT WILL THE BILL BE ENGROSSED AND PASSED TO THE THIRD READING? AS MANY AS FAVOR THAT MOTION WILL SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE BILL IS ENGROSSED AND PASSED. 1889, A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT A SECTION OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATED TO LOCAL LICENSE TAXES, EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN DEFENSE PRODUCTION BUSINESSES, REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE WITH A SUBSTITUTE.Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN FROM FAIRFAX, MR. HUGO.
Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville): I MOVE THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE.
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): QUESTION IS ON ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE. AS MANY AS FAVOR THAT MOTION WILL SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. SUBSTITUTE IS AGREED TO. THE GENTLEMAN FROM FAIRFAX.
Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville): MR. SPEAKER, HOUSE BILL 1889 IS IN RESPONSE TO A RECENT RULING BY THE TAX DEPARTMENT WHICH HAS CREATED THE POSSIBILITY FOR LOCALITIES TO IMPOSE A DEPOT TAX ON DEFENSE MANUFACTURERS FOR CERTAIN MANUFACTURING AND REMANUFACTURING. I HOPE IT WOULD BE THE WILL OF THE BODY TO ENGROSS THE BILL AND PASS IT TO ITS THIRD READING.
[Unknown]: AS MANY AS FAVOR THAT MOTION