2022 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB4: School principals; incident reports, written threats against school personnel, etc.

Legislative Summary

School principals; incident reports. Requires that school principals report to law enforcement certain enumerated acts that may constitute a misdemeanor offense and report to the parents of any minor student who is the specific object of such act that the incident has been reported to law enforcement. Under current law, principals are required to make such reports only for such acts that may constitute a felony offense. The bill provides, as an exception to the requirement to report any written threats against school personnel while on a school bus, on school property, or at a school-sponsored activity, that a principal is not required but may report to the local law-enforcement agency any such incident committed by a student who has a disability.

Bill History

12/6/2021
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102790D
House of Delegates
12/6/2021
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
1/26/2022
Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
House of Delegates
1/26/2022
Committee substitute printed 22105170D-H1
House of Delegates
1/28/2022
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/31/2022
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/31/2022
Committee substitute agreed to 22105170D-H1
House of Delegates
1/31/2022
Amendment by Delegate Rasoul rejected (47-Y 51-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2022
VOTE: Rejected (47-Y 51-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2022
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB4H1
House of Delegates
2/1/2022
Read third time and passed House (59-Y 40-N)
House of Delegates
2/1/2022
VOTE: Passage (59-Y 40-N)
House of Delegates
2/2/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/2/2022
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/17/2022
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (10-Y 5-N)
Senate
2/18/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/21/2022
Read third time
Senate
2/21/2022
Reading of amendments waived
Senate
2/21/2022
Committee amendments agreed to
Senate
2/21/2022
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/21/2022
Passed Senate with amendments (27-Y 13-N)
Senate
2/23/2022
Senate amendments agreed to by House (65-Y 34-N)
House of Delegates
2/23/2022
VOTE: Adoption (65-Y 34-N)
House of Delegates
2/25/2022
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/25/2022
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB4ER)
House of Delegates
2/25/2022
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/25/2022
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2022
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
House of Delegates
3/11/2022
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
4/11/2022
Governor's recommendation received by House
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
House concurred in Governor's recommendation #1 (57-Y 43-N)
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 43-N)
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
House concurred in Governor's recommendation #2 (88-Y 12-N)
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
VOTE: Adoption (88-Y 12-N)
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
Amendment #1 passed by for the day
Senate
4/27/2022
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #2 (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
4/27/2022
Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted in-part
4/27/2022
Reenrolled
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
Reenrolled bill text (HB4ER2)
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
Signed by President as reenrolled
Senate
4/27/2022
Communicated to Governor on April 27, 2022
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 27, 2022
5/27/2022
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 793 (effective 7/1/22)
5/27/2022
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0793)

Amendments

Governor's recommendation

Governor's recommendation

4/11/2022Not Adopted

Senate amendments engrossed

Senate amendments engrossed

2/21/2022Not Adopted

Senate amendments

Senate amendments

2/17/2022Not Adopted

House amendments not adopted

House amendments not adopted

1/31/2022Adopted

Substitute for HB4 for Committee: Education

Substitute for HB4 for Committee: Education

1/25/2022Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: VOTE: Adoption (88-Y 12-N)
4/27/2022
88
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 43-N)
4/27/2022
57
Yea
43
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #2 (40-Y 0-N)
4/27/2022
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Adoption (65-Y 34-N)
2/23/2022
65
Yea
34
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (27-Y 13-N)
2/21/2022
27
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2/18/2022
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (10-Y 5-N)
2/17/2022
10
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Passage (59-Y 40-N)
2/1/2022
59
Yea
40
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Rejected (47-Y 51-N)
1/31/2022
47
Yea
51
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
House: Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
1/26/2022
17
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/27/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/27/202214.8 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text4/27/202214.8 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/25/202214.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/26/202214.7 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text12/6/20219.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/1/202267.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/25/202267.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/17/202268.1 KB