Higher educational institutions, public; admissions applications criminal history questions. (HB1930)

Introduced By

Del. Lashrecse D. Aird (D-Petersburg) with support from 10 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Lamont Bagby (D-Richmond), Del. Jeff Bourne (D-Richmond), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Josh Cole (D-Stafford), Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt)

Progress

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

Description

Public institutions of higher education; admissions applications; criminal history. Prohibits each public institution of higher education, with the exception of the Virginia Military Institute and a law school of a public institution of higher education that is accredited by the American Bar Association, from (i) utilizing an institution-specific admissions application that contains questions about the criminal history of the applicant or (ii) denying admission to any applicant on the basis of any criminal history information provided by the applicant on any third-party admissions application accepted by the institution. The bill permits each public institution of higher education to inquire into the criminal history of any individual who has been admitted to but has yet to enroll at the institution and withdraw an offer of admission to any individual whom the institution subsequently determines to have a criminal history that poses a threat to the institution's community. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022. Read the Bill »

Status

07/25/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Education and Health Committee

History

Date	Action
01/10/2021	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100825D
01/10/2021	Referred to Committee on Education
01/15/2021	Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
01/20/2021	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
01/20/2021	Impact statement from DPB (HB1930)
01/25/2021	Reported from Education (15-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2021	Read first time
01/27/2021	Read second time and engrossed
01/28/2021	Read third time and passed House (58-Y 42-N)
01/28/2021	VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed
01/29/2021	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/05/2021	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2021	Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
02/15/2021	Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/18/2021	Reported from Education and Health with amendment (8-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
02/22/2021	Read third time
02/22/2021	Reading of amendment waived
02/22/2021	Committee amendment agreed to
02/22/2021	Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/22/2021	Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 18-N)
02/23/2021	Placed on Calendar
02/23/2021	Senate amendment agreed to by House (55-Y 42-N)
02/23/2021	VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 42-N)
02/25/2021	Enrolled
02/25/2021	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1930ER)
02/25/2021	Signed by President
02/26/2021	Signed by Speaker
03/01/2021	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
03/01/2021	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
03/02/2021	Impact statement from DPB (HB1930ER)
03/30/2021	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 440 (effective 1/1/22)
03/30/2021	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0440)