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2022 SESSION
SB 78 Driver education programs; parent/student driver education component.
Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Board of Education; driver education programs; parent/student driver education. Requires the Board of Education to include an additional minimum 90-minute parent/student driver education component as part of the classroom portion of its driver education program for all public school divisions and provides that participation in such component shall be required in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia) and shall be encouraged but shall not be required outside of Planning District 8. Under current law, participation in such parent/student driver education component is required in Planning District 8 and optional outside of Planning District 8. The bill also requires such parent/student driver education component to emphasize the dangers of distracted driving.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102604D pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/22 Senate: Printed as engrossed 22102604D-E pdf
- 02/28/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22106913D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/21/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB78ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/27/22 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB78ER2) pdf
- 04/27/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- Senate amendments
- Conference amendments
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/05/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102604D
- 01/05/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/12/22 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/20/22 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/22 Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/22 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/24/22 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/24/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB78E
- 01/24/22 Senate: Printed as engrossed 22102604D-E
- 01/25/22 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/22 House: Read first time
- 02/22/22 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/22/22 House: Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation
- 02/23/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/22 House: Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
- 02/28/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22106913D-H1
- 03/02/22 House: Read second time
- 03/03/22 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/04/22 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/22 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/08/22 House: Read third time
- 03/08/22 House: Committee substitute agreed to 22106913D-H1
- 03/08/22 House: Defeated by House (46-Y 51-N)
- 03/08/22 House: VOTE: Defeated (46-Y 51-N)
- 03/08/22 House: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House
- 03/08/22 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/09/22 House: Read third time
- 03/09/22 House: Amendments by Delegate Head agreed to
- 03/09/22 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments SB78H1
- 03/09/22 House: Passed House with substitute with amendments (86-Y 12-N)
- 03/09/22 House: VOTE: Passage (86-Y 12-N)
- 03/10/22 Senate: House substitute with amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 03/10/22 House: House insisted on substitute with amendments
- 03/10/22 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/10/22 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/22 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/10/22 Senate: Senators: Norment, McPike, Pillion
- 03/10/22 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/10/22 House: Delegates: Webert, Freitas, VanValkenburg
- 03/11/22 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/12/22 House: Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 5-N)
- 03/12/22 House: VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 5-N)
- 03/12/22 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/21/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/21/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB78ER)
- 03/21/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/27/22 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
- 04/27/22 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (65-Y 35-N)
- 04/27/22 House: VOTE: Adoption (65-Y 35-N)
- 04/27/22 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/27/22 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/27/22 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB78ER2)
- 04/27/22 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/27/22 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/27/22 House: Enacted, Chapter 708 (effective 7/1/21)
- 04/27/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708)