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2024 SESSION

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HB 536 Student bullying; adjusts definition, characteristics of victim.

Introduced by: Joshua G. Cole | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Student bullying; definition; characteristics of victim. Adjusts the definition of "bullying" in the context of public education to specify that the real or perceived power imbalance between the aggressor or aggressors and victim that is involved in the act of bullying includes such a power imbalance on the basis of the membership of the victim in a group that is protected from discrimination pursuant to the Virginia Human Rights Act.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102548D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/08/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24102548D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB536ER)  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House amendments adopted
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102548D
• 01/09/24  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 01/19/24  House: Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood
• 01/31/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
• 02/05/24  House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N)
• 02/07/24  House: Read first time
• 02/08/24  House: Read second time
• 02/08/24  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/08/24  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB536E
• 02/08/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24102548D-E
• 02/09/24  House: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 43-N)
• 02/09/24  House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 43-N)
• 02/12/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/12/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/21/24  Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
• 02/29/24  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
• 03/01/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/24  Senate: Read third time
• 03/04/24  Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
• 03/07/24  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB536ER)
• 03/07/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/17/24  House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 100-N)
• 04/17/24  House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
• 04/17/24  House: Communicated to Governor
• 04/17/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024