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HB571

Sexually explicit content; policies on parental notification of instructional material.

Status:
Vetoed

Latest Action: April 17, 2024
House: House sustained Governor's veto

Chief Patron:
Karrie Delaney (D)

Session:
2024 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Policies on parental notification of instructional material that includes sexually explicit content; scope and use.

Provides that nothing in the law requiring the Department of Education to develop and make available to each school board model policies for ensuring parental notification of any instructional material that includes sexually explicit content and requiring each school board to adopt policies that are consistent with but may be more comprehensive than such model policies or that is in such model policies or school board policies shall be construed to permit the censoring of books in any public elementary or secondary school. This bill is identical to SB 235. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102157D
  • 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
  • 01/16/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB571)
  • 01/19/2024 - House: Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
  • 02/06/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
  • 02/07/2024 - House: Reported from Education (14-Y 8-N)
  • 02/09/2024 - House: Read first time
  • 02/12/2024 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/13/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (55-Y 40-N)
  • 02/13/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 40-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/14/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/14/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/22/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 5-N)
  • 02/23/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/26/2024 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/26/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/29/2024 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/29/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB571ER)
  • 02/29/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/03/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/04/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB571ER)
  • 03/11/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
  • 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
  • 03/14/2024 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
  • 04/17/2024 - House: House sustained Governor's veto

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

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