Public schools; increases kindergarten instructional time.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2019
Last action Feb 19, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 4, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
7
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 23, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 7, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101549D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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