Driver education programs; parent/student driver education component. (SB78)

Introduced By

Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg) with support from co-patron Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)

Progress

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

Description

Board of Education; driver education programs; parent/student driver education. Requires the Board of Education to include an additional minimum 90-minute parent/student driver education component as part of the classroom portion of its driver education program for all public school divisions and provides that participation in such component shall be encouraged but shall not be required. Under current law, participation in such parent/student driver education component is required in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia) and optional in all other school divisions. The bill also requires such parent/student driver education component to emphasize the dangers of distracted driving. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

Date	Action
01/05/2022	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102604D
01/05/2022	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/12/2022	Assigned Education sub: Public Education
01/20/2022	Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2022	Impact statement from DPB (SB78)
01/21/2022	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/24/2022	Read second time
01/24/2022	Reading of amendments waived
01/24/2022	Committee amendments agreed to
01/24/2022	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB78E
01/24/2022	Printed as engrossed 22102604D-E
01/25/2022	Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2022	Placed on Calendar
02/22/2022	Read first time
02/22/2022	Referred to Committee on Education
02/22/2022	Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation
02/23/2022	House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/23/2022	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
02/28/2022	Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
02/28/2022	Committee substitute printed 22106913D-H1
03/01/2022	Impact statement from DPB (SB78H1)
03/02/2022	Read second time
03/03/2022	Passed by for the day
03/04/2022	Passed by for the day
03/07/2022	Passed by for the day
03/08/2022	Read third time
03/08/2022	Committee substitute agreed to 22106913D-H1
03/08/2022	Defeated by House (46-Y 51-N)
03/08/2022	VOTE: Defeated (46-Y 51-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2022	Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House
03/08/2022	Passed by for the day
03/09/2022	Read third time
03/09/2022	Amendments by Delegate Head agreed to
03/09/2022	Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments SB78H1
03/09/2022	Passed House with substitute with amendments (86-Y 12-N)
03/09/2022	VOTE: Passage (86-Y 12-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2022	House substitute with amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2022	House insisted on substitute with amendments
03/10/2022	House requested conference committee
03/10/2022	Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2022	Conferees appointed by Senate
03/10/2022	Senators: Norment, McPike, Pillion
03/10/2022	Conferees appointed by House
03/10/2022	Delegates: Webert, Freitas, VanValkenburg
03/11/2022	C Amended by conference committee
03/12/2022	Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 5-N)
03/12/2022	VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
03/12/2022	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/21/2022	Enrolled
03/21/2022	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB78ER)
03/21/2022	Signed by President
03/22/2022	Signed by Speaker
03/22/2022	Impact statement from DPB (SB78ER)
03/22/2022	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
03/22/2022	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
04/11/2022	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/27/2022	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
04/27/2022	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (65-Y 35-N)
04/27/2022	VOTE: Adoption (65-Y 35-N) (see vote tally)
04/27/2022	G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/27/2022	Reenrolled
04/27/2022	Reenrolled bill text (SB78ER2)
04/27/2022	Signed by President as reenrolled
04/27/2022	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/27/2022	Enacted, Chapter 708 (effective 7/1/21)
04/27/2022	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708)