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1997 SESSION

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HB 2504 Civil immunity for teachers under certain circumstances.

Introduced by: J. Randy Forbes | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Civil immunity for teachers under certain circumstances. Codifies a Virginia Supreme Court decision (Lentz v. Morris, 236 V. 78 (1988)) by granting immunity from civil damages to public school teachers (elementary and secondary) when acting in good faith and within their scope of employment while supervising, caring for, or maintaining discipline of students, unless the acts or omissions were the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 973227807  pdf
• 02/03/97  House: Printed as engrossed 973227807-E  pdf
• 02/20/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2504ER)  pdf
• 04/02/97  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2504ER)  pdf
• 04/09/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0879)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 973227807
• 01/20/97  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/97  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/01/97  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/02/97  House: Read first time
• 02/03/97  House: Read second time
• 02/03/97  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/03/97  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/03/97  House: Printed as engrossed 973227807-E
• 02/04/97  House: Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/05/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/97  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/10/97  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
• 02/11/97  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/97  Senate: Read third time
• 02/12/97  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2504ER)
• 02/25/97  House: Enrolled
• 02/25/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/26/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/24/97  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/02/97  House: House concurred in Gov's rec. (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 04/02/97  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
• 04/02/97  Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
• 04/02/97  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 04/02/97  Governor: Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation
• 04/02/97  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/02/97  House: Reenrolled
• 04/02/97  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2504ER)
• 04/02/97  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/02/97  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/02/97  House: Enacted, Chapter 879 (effective 4/2/97)
• 04/09/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0879)