Higher educational institutions; sexual violence policies, immunity from disciplinary action.
Summary
Institutions of higher education; sexual violencepolicies; immunity from disciplinary action; certain students whomake reports. Requires the Virginia Community College System,Richard Bland College, each baccalaureate public institution of highereducation, and each nonprofit private institution of higher educationto include in its sexual violence policy a requirement that any enrolledstudent who (i) reports to any individual employed by the institutionthat an act of sexual violence occurred on campus, in or on a noncampusbuilding or property, or on public property, as such terms are definedin relevant law, and (ii) the institution determines, as a resultof any investigation relating to such alleged act of sexual violence,committed a separate, unrelated, nonviolent act that violates theinstitution's code, rules, or set of standards governing student conduct is immune from disciplinary action for such violation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
16
Committee
16
Amendments
1
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1041 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 2-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB913S1
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108768D-S1
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (92-Y 6-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB913EH1
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Helmer agreed to
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106598D-H1
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103133D
lower
1 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Carrie Coyner
RRepublican
Co
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Cliff Hayes
DDemocratic
Co
Clint Jenkins
DDemocratic
Co
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
Co
David Bulova
DDemocratic
Co
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
Don Scott
DDemocratic
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