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2007 SESSION
HJ 637 Childhood obesity; joint subcommittee to study problem in public schools.
Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Study; childhood obesity; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study childhood obesity in Virginia's public schools. The joint subcommittee shall ascertain methods of combating childhood obesity in Virginia public schools and examine the relationship between the health and physical education curriculum; public health policies; social, economic, and cultural influences; and media messages; and the incidence of overweight and obese students in the public schools. This joint subcommittee shall also examine methods to increase parental involvement and education to ensure proper nutrition of children, and survey other states to determine practices that have been useful in combating childhood obesity.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078907103 pdf
- 02/02/07 House: Printed as engrossed 078907103-E pdf
- 03/07/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ637ER) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078907103
- 01/09/07 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/31/07 House: Reported from Rules with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/07 House: Taken up
- 02/02/07 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/02/07 House: Engrossed by House as amended HJ637E
- 02/02/07 House: Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (91-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (91-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/07 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/02/07 House: Printed as engrossed 078907103-E
- 02/05/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/19/07 Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments by voice vote
- 02/20/07 Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/07 Senate: Motion to reconsider Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/07 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/21/07 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/21/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/21/07 Senate: Agreed to by Senate with amendments by voice vote
- 02/22/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/07 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/07 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ637ER)