HB 66

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 22, 2023
  • Passed House Jan 23, 2024
  • Passed Senate Mar 04, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Apr 04, 2024

Public schools; fire drills, timing and frequency.

Abstract

Public schools; fire drills; timing and frequency.Requires every public school to hold fire drills during the schoolsession in accordance with the requirements of the Statewide FirePrevention Code. Current law requires such fire drills to be conductedat least twice during the first 20 school days of each school sessionand at least twice more during the remainder of the school session.

Public schools; fire drills; timing and frequency. Requires the first of the two fire drills required during the first20 days of each public school session to be conducted during thefirst 10 days of such school session. The bill also requires everypublic school to hold additional fire drills during the remainderof such school session as required by the Statewide Fire PreventionCode, which currently requires such additional fire drills to be conducted on a monthly basis. Current law requires at least two additionalfire drills to be conducted during the remainder of the public schoolsession after the two fire drills required during the first 20 daysof each such school session.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Apr 04, 2024

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 432 (effective 7/1/24)

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0432)

Mar 27, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB66ER)

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

Mar 26, 2024

House

Signed by Speaker

Mar 25, 2024

House

Enrolled

Senate

Signed by President

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB66ER)

Mar 08, 2024

Senate

Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N)

House

Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)

Virginia General Assembly

Amended by conference committee

Mar 07, 2024

House

House acceded to request

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB66S1)

Senate

Senators: VanValkenburg, Bagby, Durant

Senate

Conferees appointed by Senate

House

Delegates: Clark, Convirs-Fowler, Campbell

House

Conferees appointed by House

Mar 06, 2024

Senate

Senate requested conference committee

Senate

Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)

Mar 05, 2024

House

VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 99-N)

House

Senate substitute rejected by House 24108644D-S1 (1-Y 99-N)

Mar 04, 2024

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB66S1

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 24108644D-S1

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)

Mar 01, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 29, 2024

Senate

Committee substitute printed 24108644D-S1

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Senate

Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

Feb 14, 2024

Senate

Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education

Jan 24, 2024

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Jan 23, 2024

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

Jan 22, 2024

House

Committee substitute agreed to 24105455D-H1

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB66H1

House

Read second time

Jan 19, 2024

House

Read first time

Jan 18, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB66H1)

Jan 17, 2024

House

Committee substitute printed 24105455D-H1

House

Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)

Jan 16, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 15, 2024

House

Assigned Education sub: K-12

Jan 12, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB66)

Dec 22, 2023

House

Referred to Committee on Education

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100752D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100752D PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24105455D-H1 PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24108644D-S1 PDF HTML
HB66ER PDF HTML
CHAP0432 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB66FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB66FS1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB66FH1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB66F122.PDF PDF
Amendment: HB66AC HTML

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