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2000 SESSION

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SB 209 One minute of silence.

Introduced by: Warren E. Barry | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

One minute of silence. Revises the current law authorizing school boards to establish moments of silence for meditation, prayer or other silent activity to require daily observation of a one-minute moment of silence in every classroom in the public schools in Virginia. The current requirement that the teacher responsible for each classroom must take care that all pupils remain seated and silent and make no distracting display during this time is retained. The student may, in the exercise of his or her individual choice, meditate, pray, or reflect or engage in any other silent activity that does not interfere with, distract, or impede other pupils in the like exercise of individual choice. The Office of the Attorney General is authorized to intervene and must provide legal counsel for defense of this provision.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 006053400  pdf
• 01/31/00  Senate: Floor substitute printed 006122444-S1 (Houck)  pdf
• 01/31/00  Senate: Printed as engrossed 006053400-E  pdf
• 03/06/00  House: Floor substitute printed 006189836-H1 (McDonnell)  pdf
• 03/21/00  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB209ER)  pdf
• 04/21/00  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB209ER2)  pdf
• 05/08/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1022)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
• House amendments rejected
• Senate amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/13/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 006053400
• 01/13/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/27/00  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendments (10-Y 4-N)
• 01/28/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/00  Senate: Read second time
• 01/31/00  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 01/31/00  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/31/00  Senate: Committee amendments reconsidered (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/00  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/00  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to (23-Y 14-N)
• 01/31/00  Senate: VOTE: COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (23-Y 14-N)
• 01/31/00  Senate: Floor substitute printed 006122444-S1 (Houck)
• 01/31/00  Senate: Floor substitute by Sen. Houck not taken up
• 01/31/00  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 01/31/00  Senate: Printed as engrossed 006053400-E
• 02/01/00  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 11-N)
• 02/01/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (28-Y 11-N)
• 02/01/00  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/02/00  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/02/00  House: Read first time
• 02/02/00  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 02/18/00  House: Assigned to Education sub-committee:1
• 03/01/00  House: Reported from Education with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/00  House: Read second time
• 03/03/00  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/06/00  House: Read third time
• 03/06/00  House: Pending question ordered
• 03/06/00  House: Substitute by Del. McDonnell agreed to 006189836-H1
• 03/06/00  House: Floor substitute printed 006189836-H1 (McDonnell)
• 03/06/00  House: Amendment #1 by Del. Marshall withdrawn
• 03/06/00  House: Pending question ordered
• 03/06/00  House: Amendment #2 by Del. Marshall rejected (26-Y 72-N)
• 03/06/00  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (26-Y 72-N)
• 03/06/00  House: No action taken on committee amendment
• 03/06/00  House: Engrossed by House - fl. sub. 006189836-H1
• 03/06/00  House: Passed House with substitute (75-Y 23-N)
• 03/06/00  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 23-N)
• 03/08/00  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/08/00  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N)
• 03/08/00  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (32-Y 8-N)
• 03/08/00  Senate: Rec. of House sub. agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 03/08/00  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 1-N)
• 03/08/00  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N)
• 03/08/00  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (32-Y 8-N)
• 03/21/00  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB209ER)
• 03/23/00  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/24/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/25/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/10/00  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/19/00  Senate: Placed on Calendar
• 04/19/00  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 04/19/00  Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (22-Y 17-N)
• 04/19/00  Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV.'S RECOMM. (22-Y 17-N)
• 04/19/00  House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (76-Y 23-N)
• 04/19/00  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (76-Y 23-N)
• 04/19/00  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/19/00  Senate: Reenrolled
• 04/19/00  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/19/00  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/19/00  House: Enacted, Chapter 1022 (effective 7/1/00)
• 04/21/00  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB209ER2)
• 05/08/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1022)