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2001 SESSION

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SB 1331 Pledge of Allegiance.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Pledge of Allegiance. Requires (i) all students to be required to learn the Pledge of Allegiance and to demonstrate such knowledge and (ii) each school board to require the daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in each classroom of the school division and to ensure that an American flag is in place in each classroom. Each school board must determine the appropriate time during the school day for the recitation of the Pledge. During the Pledge of Allegiance, students must either stand and recite the Pledge while facing the flag with their right hands over their hearts or in an appropriate salute if in uniform; however, no student can be compelled to recite the Pledge if he, his parent or legal guardian objects on religious, philosophical, or other grounds. Students who are thus exempt from reciting the Pledge must remain quietly standing or sitting at their desks while others recite the Pledge and must not make any display that disrupts or distracts others who are reciting the Pledge. School boards must provide appropriate accommodations for students who are unable to comply with these procedures due to disability. School board codes of conduct shall apply to disruptive behavior during the recitation of the Pledge in the same manner as provided for other circumstances of similar behavior. The Office of the Attorney General must intervene on behalf of local school boards and must provide legal defense of these provisions.


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HISTORY

  • 01/12/01  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 014694400
  • 01/12/01  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 01/25/01  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (11-Y 3-N)
  • 01/25/01  Senate: Committee substitute printed 014698400-S1
  • 01/26/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 01/26/01  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/01  Senate: Read second time
  • 01/29/01  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 01/29/01  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 014698400-S1
  • 01/29/01  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 014698400-S1
  • 01/30/01  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 9-N)
  • 01/30/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (27-Y 9-N)
  • 01/30/01  Senate: Communicated to House
  • 02/06/01  House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/06/01  House: Read first time
  • 02/06/01  House: Referred to Committee on Education
  • 02/16/01  House: Reported from Education with substitute (18-Y 2-N)
  • 02/19/01  House: Committee substitute printed 014395400-H1
  • 02/19/01  House: Read second time
  • 02/20/01  House: Passed by for the day
  • 02/21/01  House: Read third time
  • 02/21/01  House: Floor substitute printed 014208890-H3 (Pollard)
  • 02/21/01  House: Fl. sub. by Del. Pollard ruled not germane 014208890-H1
  • 02/21/01  House: Pending question ordered
  • 02/21/01  House: Committee substitute agreed to 014395400-H1
  • 02/21/01  House: Floor substitute printed 014207964-H2 (Van Yahres)
  • 02/21/01  House: Substitute by Del. Van Yahres void 014207964-H2
  • 02/21/01  House: Floor amendment by Del. Hull ruled not germane
  • 02/21/01  House: Amendment #1 by Del. Marshall rejected
  • 02/21/01  House: Pending question ordered
  • 02/21/01  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (72-Y 27-N)
  • 02/21/01  House: Amendment #2 by Del. Marshall agreed to (72-Y 27-N)
  • 02/21/01  House: Rec. of floor amendment rejected
  • 02/21/01  House: Amendment by Del. McEachin agreed to
  • 02/21/01  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (52-Y 37-N)
  • 02/21/01  House: Amendment by Del. Spruill agreed to (52-Y 37-N)
  • 02/21/01  House: Pending question ordered
  • 02/21/01  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (62-Y 30-N)
  • 02/21/01  House: Amendment by Del. Orrock agreed to (62-Y 30-N)
  • 02/21/01  House: Pending question ordered
  • 02/21/01  House: Engrossed by House - committee sub w/amds 014395400-EH1
  • 02/21/01  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (91-Y 6-N)
  • 02/21/01  House: Passed House with sub. with amendments (91-Y 6-N)
  • 02/21/01  House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
  • 02/21/01  House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (93-Y 7-N)
  • 02/21/01  House: Passed House with sub. with amendments (93-Y 7-N)
  • 02/22/01  Senate: House sub. w/amds. rejected by Senate (13-Y 27-N)
  • 02/22/01  Senate: VOTE: REJECTED HOUSE AMENDMENT (13-Y 27-N)
  • 02/22/01  House: House insisted on substitute with amendments
  • 02/22/01  House: House requested conference committee
  • 02/22/01  Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/01  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/01  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 02/22/01  Senate: Senators: Quayle, Barry, Saslaw
  • 02/22/01  House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 02/22/01  House: Delegates: Reid, Orrock, Spruill
  • 02/24/01  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 6-N)
  • 02/24/01  House: Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 6-N)
  • 02/24/01  Conference: House substitute with amendments rejected by conference committee
  • 02/24/01  Conference: Sub. recommended by conference comm. 014210400-S2
  • 02/24/01  Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 02/24/01  Senate: Reading of conference report waived
  • 02/24/01  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N)
  • 02/24/01  Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (37-Y 2-N)
  • 02/27/01  Senate: Conference substitute printed 014210400-S2
  • 03/01/01  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1331ER)
  • 03/02/01  Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/02/01  Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/02/01  House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/25/01  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 666 (effective 7/1/01)
  • 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0666)