Public schools; lock-down drills, annual requirement. (HB1998)

Introduced By

Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean) with support from 6 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Hala Ayala (D-Woodbridge), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Sen. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Ashburn)

Progress

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

Description

Public schools; lock-down drills; annual requirement. Reduces from three to two the minimum number of mandatory annual lock-down drills in each public elementary and secondary school in the Commonwealth. Read the Bill »

Status

02/25/2021: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/11/2021Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101496D
01/11/2021Referred to Committee on Education
01/18/2021Impact statement from DPB (HB1998)
01/19/2021Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12
01/22/2021Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
01/25/2021Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2021Read first time
01/27/2021Read second time and engrossed
01/28/2021Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
01/28/2021VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2021Constitutional reading dispensed
01/29/2021Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/05/2021Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2021Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2021Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2021Read third time
02/15/2021Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2021Enrolled
02/17/2021Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1998ER)
02/17/2021Impact statement from DPB (HB1998ER)
02/17/2021Signed by President
02/18/2021Signed by Speaker
02/19/2021Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2021
02/19/2021G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 26, 2021
02/25/2021G Approved by Governor-Chapter 26 (effective 7/1/21)
02/25/2021G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0026)