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2014 SESSION
HB 197 Virginia history and United States Constitution; supplementary written materials on documents.
Introduced by: R. Steven Landes | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Supplementary written materials on documents of Virginia history and the United States Constitution. Requires teachers to ensure that all supplementary written materials used to teach the Declaration of American Independence, the general principles of the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of Rights, the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, the charters of the Virginia Company of April 10, 1606, May 23, 1609, and March 12, 1612, and the Virginia Declaration of Rights contain accurate restatements of the principles contained in these documents and directs the Department of Education to develop guidelines for such supplementary written materials used by teachers. The bill contains technical amendments.
FULL TEXT
- 12/26/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100411D pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB197ER) pdf
- 04/06/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0647) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/26/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100411D
- 12/26/13 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/20/14 House: Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education
- 01/30/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/03/14 House: Reported from Education (16-Y 6-N)
- 02/04/14 House: Read first time
- 02/05/14 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/06/14 House: Read third time and passed House (70-Y 28-N)
- 02/06/14 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (70-Y 28-N)
- 02/07/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/14 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/27/14 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/14 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/14 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/14 House: Enrolled
- 03/06/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB197ER)
- 03/06/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/06/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 647 (effective 7/1/14)
- 04/06/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0647)